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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

UCU's Anticasualisation Committee's webinar on Equalities and Casualisation is TODAY, running twice at 12.30pm and 5pm. Details on this page (scroll down): do register for one of the two sessions if you can make it! #UCU www.ucu.org.uk/acc

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Anti-casualisation committee

Representing all casually employed staff and fighting the exploitation of casual contracts throughout FE, HE, ACE and prisons.

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 22/09/2026

No Shortcuts - A UCU Podcast🎙️ You can listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎙️Acast: shows.acast.com/noshortcuts 🎙️Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/35Oh... 🎙️Apple Music: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...

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No Shortcuts - A UCU Podcast

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Sally-Anne Wherry @sawherry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ah I love a bit of biphobia in this, our year of the lord 2026.

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Sally-Anne Wherry @sawherry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh I am so pleased! She is one of the most lovely people I have met!

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Sally-Anne Wherry @sawherry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Some really interesting research from Notts Centre for Transgender Health, making sure nurses are prepared to care for their patients. If you are doing catheters, fill in their survey! #Nursing #NHS forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...

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Birgitta Jonsdottir @birgittaj.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Byline Times is one of these rare newspapers that you are compelled to read in its entirety. Highly recommend subscribing. Getting the printed version to my mailbox to Iceland is always a treat :)

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Caroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Ditto 30,000 roles in universities in the past three years.

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 22/09/2026

Today at midday we are launching our new campaign #EducationItsOurs Check your emails for more information on how you can get involved.

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Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · 22/09/2026

An estimated 55,000 registered nurses short. And patients are paying the price. Our new report reveals the true scale of the nursing workforce crisis in the NHS in England, and the impact on patient safety. Read more ⬇️

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Nurse shortage far worse than first thought, RCN analysis shows | News | Royal College of Nursing

Patients suffer as nursing is consistently deprioritised against other staff groups

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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online “the most systematic set of archival documents we have on enslavement in the British Caribbean and British colonial world” www.theguardian.com/news/2026/se... #research #history #slavery #higherEd #edchat

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Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online

Exclusive: Collection’s 300,000 pages record lives of enslaved people in countries including the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Mauritius, South Africa and Trinidad

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Sally-Anne Wherry @sawherry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Worth noting that, if they wanted the home grown nurses they spoke about, the university sector is needed for that, as is a salary on which they can afford to live. The fabulous nurses from abroad deserve the same, and they add so much to our knowledge and skills

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Thousands of university jobs lost too, and barely a peep either.

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Gav Maclean @gavmaclean.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Absolutely disgusting. When will this vandalism end.

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Sally-Anne Wherry @sawherry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The thing I like most about reading royalty statements is the "omg people actually read my stuff?" feeling. Thanks students :)

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Dr Mary McAuliffe @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A lovely colleague saw this while on her holidays and thought of me - I love it. ‘same sh*t, different century’ says every feminist in a patriarchal world.

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Daniel C. Blight @danielcblight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:

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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hi, #UCU. UCU's Anti-casualisation committee are running an Equality & Anticas webinar on 23rd September, at 12.30pm and 5pm. Come and hear from chair Ben Pope, and speakers Suzi Toole, Andy Ward and Kevin Daws. Links to register and more info in linked post. Please share and pass to contacts!

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UCU Commons @ucucommons.org · 09/09/2026

Newsletter #26! Including: goodbye to @vthuppil.bsky.social from NEC (😭), cas vacancy elections, @exeterucu.bsky.social news, UCU equality & anticas events, devolved nations HE funding, Lincoln Bishop's takeover, OfS v Sussex, & VCs at Reform conference (🤮) #UCU #UKHE ucucommons.org/ucu-commons-...

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UCU Commons newsletter #26, 9 September 2026

Dear subscriber Welcome to the UCU Commons newsletter, a curated set of links and information about what's happening in UCU Commons, our union, and our sectors more generally. As always, we welcome a...

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I believe the RNLI are responding to legitimate concerns that people might drown.

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Matthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 06/09/2026

Contrast the police statements about the Dover blockade yesterday with the Just Stop Oil protests in 2022

No arrests made during Dover protest, Kent Police says
published at 13:34 5 September
13:34 5 September
Kent Police has issued a statement following the disruption in Dover earlier today.
It says officers "responded to a spontaneous protest" during Saturday morning, adding "no arrests were made".
"Traffic is flowing normally, and all involved had dispersed by midday," it adds

The Met Police said 35 people had been arrested in response to the disruption.
Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said the action was "criminality", not protest, and pledged to bring those involved to justice as quickly as possible.
"This was a very significant and co-ordinated effort to cause massive disruption to the entirety of the M25," he added.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is the Home Office's response to hundreds of masked far-right thugs blocking roads, intimidating refugees and attacking the police

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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The difference between Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts & those we saw in Dover yesterday is that Mosley's thugs showed their faces. Either way, the parallels are deeply uncomfortable. Perhaps these modern-day imitators should be treated with the same seriousness we eventually afforded Mosley. #fascism

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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.org

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RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.

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Simon Opher @simonforstroud.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This week I went to a screening of the film 'Life Support' at Stroud Brewery. After the film I spoke to Dr Nick Maynard (of Medical Aid for Palestine) about his experiences working in Gaza. The casualty rate for children (30,000 dead) in the in Gaza is more than x 4 that of other recent... 🧵 1/3

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Simon Opher @simonforstroud.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This morning I met local NHS managers and representatives of Stroud Maternity Hospital. The good news is that the hospital has just been upgraded by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to 'good' (from 'requires improvement). Everyone at Stroud Maternity deserves our thanks and appreciation... 🧵 1/3

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Ross Johnson @rosserford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We’re going to hear about how everyone loved Dolly, and that feels true. But it’s good to remember, and to her credit, that she was attacked for her AIDS activism, her vaccine advocacy, her LGBTQ+ support and even, more recently, for her reading initiatives. She ALWAYS stood firm when it mattered.

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Sally-Anne Wherry @sawherry.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Another newsletter - some really great info!

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Sally-Anne Wherry @sawherry.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We are returning to these dark days.

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Michael Chesnut @michaelchesnut.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Interesting poem. May end up sharing it in class, along with some of the replies to it. Might be useful as a means of fostering discussions on the use of AI in some classes.

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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Probably a good time to remind #UCU members that the 'UCU Solidarity Movement' is not an official UCU body and is in fact another front for the SWP. No good can come of attending their meetings and certainly not of their appropriation of a tragedy.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

'Students from the most affluent households now account for nearly a third of all undergraduates in the UK, up from a quarter in 2021/22. Over the same period, the share of students from semi-routine working backgrounds...fell from 13 per cent to 9 per cent in 2024/25'.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

#InfectedBlood - issues with state behaviour go back a long way

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Sally-Anne Wherry @sawherry.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

New Journal edition from the Bleeding Disorders: Care & Practice journal, as the editor role is passed from one fabulous woman, Kate Khair, to another, Maria Santaella. @haemnet.bsky.social www.bdcpjournal.com/bdcp/index

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Bleeding Disorders: Care & Practice

We are an open-access, peer-reviewed journal sharing knowledge on the understanding, care, and management of bleeding disorders.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

hey people sorry if some of you breeze past this part but it’s Friday. We do AI discourse on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday is for stuff that rocks and is actually fun. It’s in the TOS & the packet you got at orientation. get it together please

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 21/08/2026

Nottingham staff will strike on 30 September and 1 October as University Council meets to decide the future of jobs and courses. Further strike action will run from 5 October to 11 December. Management can still stop this: rule out compulsory redundancies and protect teaching and research.

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University of Nottingham Staff to Strike as Council Decides Future of Jobs

Staff at the University of Nottingham will strike on 30th September and 1st October, as the University's governing Council meets to decide the final Future Nottingham Phase 2 (FN2) restructuring plans...

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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Has anyone got a copy of Claudia Stein and Elaine Leong's Cultural History of Medicine in the Renaissance (Bloomsbury) handy? Bloody thing's harder to access than Fort Knox and I just need the page ranges for Weisser's chapter on disease coinfirmed. #EarlyModern

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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Tackling economic inactivity requires local, joined-up action, from health and employment support to stronger partnerships across services. See some examples from our recent webinar of local initiatives helping people move closer to good work and better health. Read more.⬇️ bit.ly/45FUAS5

Quote card graphic with the text: 'Our webinar highlighted that effective local approaches to tackling economic inactivity already exist. The challenge is not to develop entirely new programmes, but to learn from what works.'

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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 21/08/2026

The Government needs to develop a system for targeting support with energy bills. Why not just use the benefit system? Because it misses most people who need it. Passporting via means-tested benefits reaches only ~1 in 4 households, missing out the majority of the poorest half. 📊 buff.ly/Rh86oQF

Proportion of households entitled to and in receipt of means-tested benefits, by equivalised after housing costs income decile: GB, 2024-25

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Sally-Anne Wherry @sawherry.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Absolutely agree. Maddie is amazing and I love her! I don't think I know Helen or Tilia but I will say Jo has great taste in recommendations so I trust her entirely.

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Lisa Rullsenberg @rullsenberg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Done my vote - always a joy to vote for good humans 🥰

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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Remember how Brexit was supposed to bring the "regulatory agility" for rapid medicine authorisation and make the UK a "world-leading" medicines regulator? Well, that turned out to be yet another illusion. Good new @ukandeu.bsky.social analysis here: ukandeu.ac.uk/the-uk-us-me...

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The UK-US medicines deal and the hidden costs of Brexit - UK in a changing Europe

Vilija Vėlyvytė argues that the UK-US medicines deal which will see the NHS pay more for new medicines is an unexpected cost of Brexit.

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Sally-Anne Wherry @sawherry.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

In general, a great rule of thumb is "if you are on the other side of a topic to the Quakers, change sides"

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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Decades of research on bullying in academia tells us abusers are usually known in HEIs (including to HR). They typically stay in post, or are promoted. Their victims (within and outside the uni) are the ones who quit, step down, or are hurt. HEIs generally only act when their reputations are hit /1

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