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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 13/06/2025

“A kick in the teeth” - 13% pay rise for the VC while jobs are on the line is inexcusable. Thank you to every student, staff member, and community ally who stood in solidarity with @bangorucu.bsky.social yesterday. We will keep fighting. ✊

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Vian Bakir @vianbakir.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Indeed. The uni will be viewed as one in 'managed decline'. Or perhaps 'mismanaged decline'.

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 12/06/2025

“Universities are in crisis and this inquiry couldn’t come soon enough.” @drjogrady.bsky.social After sustained pressure from UCU, The Education Committee has launched an inquiry into university finances. We’ll be submitting evidence. Full statement here: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1405...

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 12/06/2025

Bangor university gives its vice chancellor a 13% pay rise then cuts dozens of jobs. Handing out massive pay rises while frontline staff face the sack is indefensible. @bangorucu.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Bangor university boss gets pay rise while staff jobs cut

A trade union says vice chancellor's pay rise could have saved multiple university staff jobs.

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Vian Bakir @vianbakir.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Have a look at our new journal article in AI & Society - Move fast and break people? Ethics, companion apps, and the case of Character.ai. lnkd.in/ebhNBqNX We identify unresolved ethical issues in companion-based AI tech.

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Vian Bakir @vianbakir.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Pleased to have delivered a Keynote 'Confronting the Threat: emerging trends & issues in the spread of misinformation & deepfakes’' to Westminster Media Forum conference on Priorities for Tackling Disinformation and Deepfakes in UK. 93 policymakers, regulators, third sector & tech industry present.

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Bethan Moss @bethanruthmoss.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Would you be in a relationship with an AI? 1/3 Brits have used an AI 'Companion', data from a survey by Andrew McStay & @vianbakir.bsky.social suggests. I wrote about it here, and asked @aishasobey.bsky.social why men are more likely to use AI companions than women... medium.com/p/a-third-of...

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A third of Brits have tried an AI ‘companion’, survey data suggests

36 per cent of people in the UK have used an AI companion and a further 23 per cent are interested in trying one, suggests data released in…

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 03/04/2025

Watch highlights from the Westminster Hall debate on the 'Impact of university finances on jobs in Higher Education' 👇 It's clear that we need urgent action to #FundHENow youtu.be/LTBBp6IG0xU?...

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Highlights from Westminster Hall debate, 'Impact of university finances on jobs in higher education'

YouTube video by UCU - University and College Union

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 04/04/2025

‘We’re here today because the crisis in higher education is a crisis caused by government policy and the solution has to come from government’ @vthuppil.bsky.social from @bangoruniversity.bsky.social advocating for change at the UCU #StoptheCuts rally

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 02/04/2025

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 🔴 Henry VIII powers in the Data Bill could threaten electoral integrity. 🔴 ORG's joint letter, signed by civil society groups and academics, warns that a government could change how Political Parties use the public’s data WITHOUT passing a new law. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

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Data protection bill leaves room for governmental abuse, campaigners warn

Ministerial revision of privacy rules could allow targeting of voters with political messaging, rights groups fear

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Vian Bakir @vianbakir.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

My first post after approx 1 year of social media digital detox (well worth it, my friends!)... I lead with a plug (no pun intended). Having read that the field of mis/disinformation lacks grounding in propaganda theory, I remind the world of this little piece: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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