Reposted by ucusurreyuculondonoffice.bsky.social @uculondonoffice.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Course closures at University of Surrey raise concerns www.timeshighereducation.com/news/course-...timeshighereducation.com 021
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Further detailed update, ahead of our EGM on Monday, on our @ucusurrey.bsky.social blog now 👇 surrey-ucu.org.uk/important-br... @ucu.org.uk @timeshighered.bsky.social @zoefranklinld.bsky.social @drjogrady.bsky.social @theipaper.com @theguardian.com @julietterowsell.bsky.social 011
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 31/07/2026@ucusurrey.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @timeshighered.bsky.social @zoefranklinld.bsky.social @drjogrady.bsky.social @theipaper.com @theguardian.com 000
Reposted by ucusurreyTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Several “important” courses in science and engineering have been suspended at the University of Surrey, with a union accusing the institution of “covert” closures ow.ly/iIil50ZuzXK 011
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 27/07/2026We are organising a @ucusurrey.bsky.social Emergency General Meeting (EGM) next Monday 3rd Aug, to discuss issues further, including the actions we can take as a branch 🚨 100
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Latest @ucusurrey.bsky.social update: Urgent Concerns - Programme Closures 👇 surrey-ucu.org.uk/urgent-conce... 010
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Solidarity @sheffielducu.bsky.social ✊ Petition and branch hardship fund details below 👇 www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...megaphone.org.ukNo lockout for University of Sheffield staffUCU members have been standing up against the continual cutting and restructuring of the last several years which has significantly damaged the University’s international standing, the quality of educ... 074
Reposted by ucusurreyBrunel UCU #nocompulsoryredundancies @brunelucu.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Hello all on bsky 👋 As with so many of our @ucu.org.uk sister branches, here @brunelucu.bsky.social we are again this year fighting compulsory redundancies. Please circulate and sign: Stop compulsory redundancies at Brunel University of London 👇 speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/stop-brunel-...speakout.web.ucu.org.ukStop compulsory redundancies at Brunel University of LondonBrunel University of London management have expressed their intention to move forward with plans for further compulsory redundancies in 2025-26. This comes after a year of decimation in 2024-25, when ... 1811
Reposted by ucusurreyChris Havergal @chrishavergal.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Plans to employ all new professional services staff at the University of Surrey through a subsidiary firm have been put on hold after a backlash from campus unions www.timeshighereducation.com/news/surrey-... via @julietterowsell.bsky.socialtimeshighereducation.comSurrey drops plans to employ new staff via subsidiary firmUniversity says it will have to ‘carefully assess’ financial impact of not implementing changes, as union hails ‘huge victory’ 053
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 21/07/2025www.timeshighereducation.com/news/surrey-... @zoefranklinld.bsky.social @theipaper.com @drjogrady.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @theguardian.com @timeshighered.bsky.social @chondrogianni.bsky.social @uniofsurrey.bsky.socialtimeshighereducation.comSurrey drops plans to employ new staff via subsidiary firmUniversity says it will have to ‘carefully assess’ financial impact of not implementing changes, as union hails ‘huge victory’ 020
Reposted by ucusurreyQM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Your struggle is our struggle. It manifests in variations across the sector, and painful focal points, but we can’t let anyone be isolated. Our branch felt the vital importance of that wider solidarity with the punitive deductions, and it’s inspirational to see your hard work succeed. 011
Reposted by ucusurreyQM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 18/07/2025WHOA! So much for everyone proclaiming that there's no point in opposing the harmful proposals as they'll just do it anyway. Glad you stood up against this, and that "at this time" there's a recognition that those T&Cs require improvement. 121
Reposted by ucusurreyQM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 18/07/2025SURREEEEEEEEEEEEEY! Well done in showing that forcing people onto those subsidiaries can be halted. May every manager who tries this again in #UKHE be met with similar force of solidarity. 062
Reposted by ucusurreyDr Matilda Fitzmaurice @matildaf.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Well done to all at the Surrey branch! 021
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 18/07/2025A HUGE thank you to all those who signed the petition as we have been informed that this proposal will not now 'proceed at this time'. @zoefranklinld.bsky.social @theipaper.com @drjogrady.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @theguardian.com @timeshighered.bsky.social @chondrogianni.bsky.social 060
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Thank you to all those who have signed so far. This has now been formally escalated up through @uniofsurrey.bsky.social governance channels to Council. speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... 011
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 14/07/20251000 signatures: speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... @zoefranklinld.bsky.social @theguardian.com @theipaper.com @drjogrady.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @timeshighered.bsky.social @chondrogianni.bsky.social @uniofsurrey.bsky.social 021
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Only 7 signatures needed to reach 1000 ⚠️ speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... 000
Reposted by ucusurreyAnnette @annettebramley.bsky.social · 09/07/2025What would this mean for roles such as PRISMs, RSEs and Technical Staff? Not being employed by the university would make them unable to apply for funding from UKRI. They would have to be costed differently on grants. Not a good look for research culture and REF 2029. 001
Reposted by ucusurreyprof-alistair.bsky.social @prof-alistair.bsky.social · 09/07/2025If not illegal, this is most certainly immoral. University leaders doing this should be ashamed of themselves and should be shunned by the rest of the sector. #highereducation #NTEU @ucu.org.uk 001
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 09/07/2025www.timeshighereducation.com/news/employi... @zoefranklinld.bsky.social ld.bsky.social @theguardian.com @theipaper.com @drjogrady.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @timeshighered.bsky.social @chondrogianni.bsky.socialtimeshighereducation.comEmploying staff via subsidiary ‘divides university’s workforce’Surrey one of the first institutions outside TPS to look at offering different terms and conditions for new hires to save costs 032
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Please keep signing the petition 👇 speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... @ucu.org.uk 022
Reposted by ucusurreyTimes Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Plans to employ professional services staff through a subsidiary firm at the University of Surrey risk creating a “two-tier” workforce which could “ruin” its ability to attract good people, a union has warned #AcademicSky #higheredtimeshighereducation.comEmploying staff via subsidiary ‘divides university’s workforce’Surrey one of the first institutions outside TPS to look at offering different terms and conditions for new hires to save costs 241
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Please sign. We are close to 1000 signatures. Do not let private limited company subsiduaries flourish in our sector, downgrading staff T&Cs. speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... 034
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 04/07/2025It's Friday! Please sign. We are very close to 1000 signatures! 000
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 02/07/2025950 signatures reached today! speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr...media.tenor.coma close up of a cat 's face looking at the camera in a dark room .ALT: a close up of a cat 's face looking at the camera in a dark room . 010
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 02/07/2025A reminder to sign against the funneling of University staff into subsidiary 'private limited companies': ⚠️OPERATE SURREY LIMITED find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/1388... 📝 speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... @timeshighered.bsky.social @theguardian.com @theipaper.com 000
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 30/06/2025900 reached! Keep signing against outsourcing 🙏: speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... 000
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Nearly at 900 @ucusurrey.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk Please 📝 against outsourcing: speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... Our petition is with the Executive Board, & we plan to escalate ⬆️ @zoefranklinld.bsky.social @drjogrady.bsky.social @theguardian.com @theipaper.com @timeshighered.bsky.socialmedia.tenor.coma group of children are sitting at a table with the number 900 written on it .ALT: a group of children are sitting at a table with the number 900 written on it . 004
Reposted by ucusurreyAmy Ryall @amyryall.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Outsourcing is not the answer and Professional Services staff should not be treated differently to Academic Staff in a university. This should be obvious, but somehow, here we are. Please sign if you're able to, to try and stop this happening at Surrey. 031
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 24/06/2025We are now escalating our efforts! @ucu.org.uk With just over 830 signatories, we are looking for 1000+ so we can take these requests higher on up. Please do sign against outsourcing @uniofsurrey.bsky.social 022
Reposted by ucusurreyUmberto Albarella STOP THE GENOCIDE! @umbertoalbarella.bsky.social · 16/06/2025speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... @ucusurrey.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk @sheffielducu.bsky.socialspeakout.web.ucu.org.ukOperate Surrey - Halt Outsourcing Plans at University of SurreyThe University of Surrey proposes to employ all new Professional Services staff through its subsidiary company: Operate Surrey: Operate Surrey - Jobs at the University of Surrey. This constitutes outs... 011
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Last chance for all to sign! Staff, colleagues across the sector, students and concerned members of the public ✍️ 000
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 13/06/2025We're looking to now reach 7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ signatories! speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... 000
Reposted by ucusurreyPeter Crowther @pjcrowther.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Please sign this petition for @ucusurrey.bsky.social. We’ve already lost our new professional services colleagues to a subsidiary @bcu-ucu.bsky.social with a weaker pension provision and no union representation. This needs to be resisted at every institution! 167
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Today the campus trade unions wrote an open letter to the Secretary of State for Education regarding outsourcing at University of Surrey / in the HE sector 👇 @ucu.org.uk @drjogrady.bsky.social @zoefranklinld.bsky.social @chondrogianni.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social 021
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Halt Outsourcing Plans at University of Surrey 👇 We are heading now for 700 signatures! We aim to deliver this petition to the University early next week, so please keep signing: speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... @ucusurrey.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk 000
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 12/06/2025media.tenor.coma sign that says 5:59 and #groundhogdayALT: a sign that says 5:59 and #groundhogday 024
Reposted by ucusurreyQM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Surrey has joined the #UCU branches here in these blue skies, and with a CRUCIAL request to co-sign this petition. The fire & rehire practice, moving colleagues onto new contracts (with worse pay & conditions) with a subsidiary. #UKHE 132
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Help us reach 600 signatures! Standing against outsourcing in our university and sector: speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... 021
ucusurrey @ucusurrey.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Please sign to halt outsourcing plans 👇 University of Surrey proposes to employ all new Professional Services staff through a subsidiary company on lesser T&Cs. This is an existential threat to our university & sector. speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surr... @ucu.org.ukspeakout.web.ucu.org.ukOperate Surrey - Halt Outsourcing Plans at University of SurreyThe University of Surrey proposes to employ all new Professional Services staff through its subsidiary company: Operate Surrey: Operate Surrey - Jobs at the University of Surrey. This constitutes outs... 045
