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Alex Prichard @profalexp.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

@exeter.ac.uk is not in deficit, has £200m+ cash reserves, hasn’t invested in white elephants, doesn’t have a recruitment problem, never had 1000s of international students, and deliveres outstanding outcomes in teaching and research. If UEB’s data projects a deficit won’t they share it with UCU?

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Nahyan Fancy @fancynahyan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Tremendous support from across various segments of our society--businesses, public figures, MPs, & even a former archbishop of Canterbury--against the UNNECESSARY cutting of humanities, arts & social sciences @exeter.ac.uk #DefendExeterUni @exeterucu.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Fury over Exeter University plan to scrap dozens of humanities posts

Rowan Williams and Mark Kermode join campaign against proposed cuts for arts and social sciences

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Helen Hanson 🗃️🎞️🎥🎬📚 @helenexeter.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Here our union @exeterucu.bsky.social summarises 6 key reasons why job cuts are not necessary 👇🏻 #DefendExeterUni

Slide outlining key arguments against job cuts at Uni of Exeter

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Exeter UCU @exeterucu.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Hey Bluesky crowd! You also should be signing our petition opposing the announced redundancies at the University of Exeter. 📢 We're 17k and growing! Redundancies ARE NOT necessary and we must #DefendExeterUni 🩷 c.org/RFqMvrKb6z

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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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Exeter UCU @exeterucu.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

We're on Bluesky now! 🦋 Follow us here for updates, we're just getting started. @ucu.org.uk @exetergreens.bsky.social @exeterlabour.bsky.social Here are our six key messages:

'EXETER UCU: OUR SIX KEY MESSAGES

1. EXETER UNI'S FINANCES ARE STRONG. WE'VE LARGE CASH RESERVES (£200M IN 24/25). NEVER HAD A BUDGET DEFICIT. THIS 'CRISIS' IS MANUFACTURED.
2. EXECUTIVE PAY AT EXETER IS OUT OF CONTROL. IF JUST THE 16 HIGHEST-PAID EXECS CAPPED THEIR SALARY AT £120K, WE'D SAVE MORE MONEY THAN ALL THE CUTS TO ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORY!
3. NO MEANINGFUL CONSULTATION, BUT A CONFUSED MESS: FAULTY AND INSUFFICIENT DATA, NO REAL DISCUSSION, AND AN IMPOSSIBLE, INSULTING AND UNREASONABLE TIMETABLE TO PUSH THIS THROUGH OVER THE SUMMER.
4. AN ALL-STAFF MEETING OF 600 STAFF RESOUNDINGLY VOTED NO CONFIDENCE IN VICE CHANCELLOR LISA ROBERTS (WHOSE PAY IS PUSHING £400K). WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE BIGGEST SINGLE VOTE BY ANY UNI STAFF IN THE HISTORY OF UK HE.
5. REDUNDANCIES ARE A MANAGEMENT CHOICE, NOT A FINANCIAL NECESSITY. THEY EVEN HAVE ALTERNATIVE COSTED PLANS WITH NO CUTS, BUT THINK IT'S EASIER TO GO FOR JOB LOSSES.
6. EXETER IS A FANTASTIC UNI, WITH WORLD CLASS RESEARCH, CREATIVE AND INSPIRING TEACHING, THOUGHTFUL AND IMAGINATIVE COMMUNITY OF STAFF AND STUDENTS. LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.'

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#DefendExeterUni
Instagram handle @uniexeterucu
QR link to sign the petition

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Thiu Elias KC @rathiulung.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

An interdisciplinary workshop I'm co-organising w/ political philosopher, A. Sophie Lauwers, @iashedinburgh.bsky.social bringing multiple approaches to the religion–secular across global contexts. Featuring @mariabirnbaum.bsky.social, @tgifatima.bsky.social, Emma Wild-Wood @uoedivinity.bsky.social

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The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities @iashedinburgh.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

"Power, Knowledge and the Religio-Secular" Friday 22 May, 10:00-16:30 How does thinking in terms of ‘religious’ and ‘secular’ spheres shape our understanding of the political world? Register free at powerknowledgereligiosecular.eventbrite.co.uk

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Power, Knowledge and the Religio-Secular

How does thinking in terms of ‘religious’ and ‘secular’ spheres shape our understanding of the political world?

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Dr. Fatima Z. Naveed @tgifatima.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Looking forward to hosting our symposium "1725-2025: Historical & Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia" with @sheelalipi.bsky.social at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social in 2 weeks! Join us online or in-person; more details available on the IASH website: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/event/1725-2...

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 15/02/2026

ICYMI: Fatima Naveed has been announced as the winner of Bloomsbury’s Academic Writing Fellowship for 2025, which supports emerging Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse (BAED) authors to develop their idea through to the final manuscript stage 👇

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Fatima Naveed wins Bloomsbury's Academic Writing Fellowship

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 10/02/2026

Fatima Naveed has been announced as the winner of Bloomsbury’s Academic Writing Fellowship for 2025, which supports emerging Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse (BAED) authors to develop their idea through to the final manuscript stage 👇

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Fatima Naveed wins Bloomsbury's Academic Writing Fellowship

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Dr. Fatima Z. Naveed @tgifatima.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Excited to talk about censorship practices in Pakistan at IASH next month - sign up to watch online! 📚✍️❌

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

📢 : There is still time to submit your proposal for the "1725 to 2025: Historical & Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia" symposium in Edinburgh. You might even get to hear me talk about Indian revolutionaries, Russian maximalists, and bomb plots in Edinburgh, Paris, and Muzaffarpur.

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Dr. Fatima Z. Naveed @tgifatima.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Two weeks to go! "1725 to 2025: Historical & Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia" is open for submissions until 1 Feb 2026 ✨ Link: call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2026/01/... @sheelalipi.bsky.social @olebirklaursen.bsky.social @iashedinburgh.bsky.social

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Ole Birk Laursen @olebirklaursen.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

I have many things to look forward to in 2026, not least speaking at the symposium "1725-2025: Historical and Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia”, organised by @tgifatima.bsky.social and Sheelalipi Sahana at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social in April. The CfP is now live, check it out!

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Dr. Fatima Z. Naveed @tgifatima.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

🚨 CfP Alert! 🚨 Thanks to the generosity of the Susan Manning Workshop Fund at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, my colleague and I are delighted to be organising a symposium, "1725-2025: Historical and Contemporary Links Between Scotland and South Asia.” PDF here: drive.google.com/file/d/1IuTn...

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Dr. Fatima Z. Naveed @tgifatima.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Delighted to have started at @iashedinburgh.bsky.social this month as a postdoc fellow! My project is titled “Censoring a Nation: Blasphemy, Obscenity, and Sedition in Pakistan”: www.iash.ed.ac.uk/profile/dr-f...

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