University of Nottingham UCU branch

Save the date- your union branch will be taking an all out strike day on Tuesday, 27th of October alongside other universities across the country.

📢UNIVERSITY WIDE STRIKE TOMORROW Join us on the picket line as we stand united in solidarity against the attacks our management has taken against the university. Let's show them what strength looks like!

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not just institution by institution, but also at a higher, national level, because we are unhappy with how our management at Goldsmiths, Nottingham, Edinburgh, for example, are dealing with the financial situations.”' So come and show your support for all!

And if that wasn't enough, we will be joining @lwobuon on Thursday for an event discussion Politics on Campus. We will be presenting an overview of the financial mismanagement of the university and what our union is doing to right this ship. Hope to see you there!

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timeshighereducation.comUCU branches plan coordinated fightback to ‘apocalyptic’ job cutsHardest-hit groups stage pre-Budget ‘day of action’ as they criticise ‘inadequate’ response from central union

But this isn't just about UoN. It's about higher education across our country. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ucu-bra...

As our Vice President Andreas Bieler said in an interview with Times Higher Education: 'the coordinated action “shows a certain level of seriousness and commitment to confront the changes...

And don't forget that this picket is Halloween themed! Complete with a staged funeral march to the Trent Building to mourn the loss of all our colleagues whose roles have been made redundant. So dress in your best funeral attire! We'll also have Halloween themed activities for the young ones!

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A couple of lovely shout outs to our branch from @ucu.org.uk on the latest episode of "No Shortcuts: a UCU Podcast." The country is looking at the organising we're doing, getting inspired, and standing in solidarity. Keep up the pressure to save this university! feeds.acast.com/public/shows...

Save the date- your union branch will be taking an all out strike day on Tuesday, 27th of October alongside other universities across the country.

Since we're so close to the 31st (and because The Traitors finale is that night), we're making it a Halloween themed picket. Costumes are encouraged! Children are welcome!

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And we'll also be staging a funeral march to the Trent building to make sure management sees the collective disappointment we have in their leadership. See you all on the picket line. Solidarity! #UoN #UCU #UoNUCU #UniversityofNottingham #StopTheCuts #SaveHE

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Our students were sent an email from the Vice Chancellor advertising the benefits of Future Nottingham. Turns out, they are having none of it.

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Thank you for the support, @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social, and for highlighting how our fight for the university is about more than just jobs. It's about the community and what it loses when the university crumbles.

Nadia Whittome MP@nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social

Many constituents have contacted me, devastated by the University of Nottingham’s decision to approve plans to close modern languages and music degrees, cut support services and end one-to-one personal tutoring.

Every passing moment, it becomes clearer and clearer how much our management is failing us- our staff, our students, our community, the university as a whole.

Universities contribute £6.3 billion a year to the East Midlands economy. But at the University of Nottingham, hundreds of jobs and vital courses are under threat. “Students suffer as much from this restructuring as staff.” This fight is about protecting jobs and education for future generations.

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Despite disruption, students overwhelmingly back striking staff at Nottingham. UCU members are fighting job cuts, course closures and the future of higher education. Stand with them: educationitsours.org.uk/map/ Video: Al Jazeera

youtube.comNottingham lecturers strike for 10 weeks over job and course cuts as UK universities struggleYouTube video by Al Jazeera English

Our strikes against the university's gross financial mismanagement is making international news, showing that our fight is about so much more than saving one institution. It's about preserving education, research, and labour rights for all of our futures. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yek...

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University of Nottingham UCU branch@uonucu.bsky.social

We are hosting a teach out on Thursday 8th October 12-3pm at Mammoth on Building Rank and File Networks and strategy. This session will focus on the importance of building rank and file networks and strategy for advancing our collective struggles in Higher Education.

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by advancing a dispute with the Secretary of State for Education over the issue of funding in Higher Education. This dispute has been UCU policy for two years now, having been consistently backed by multiple UCU branches, including UoN UCU, and voted for at UCU Congress in 2025 and 2026.

The session will include a quick recap on this dispute, as well as outlining the role of the upcoming Special Higher Education Sector Conference (SHESC), before opening up a space to collectively discuss how we might advance this dispute, and thinking through how we might want it to look in practice

It will start by introducing the central role that the UoN UCU Reps Network has played in our current dispute over planned course closures and redundancies, before discussing efforts to build a cross-branch, cross-union Reps network in Higher Education nationally.

These efforts have given rise to the University Rank-and-File network, where union members from across the sector have worked together to develop a response to the escalating redundancy crisis in UK universities...

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thetimes.comLecturers on strike till Christmas: welcome to Nottingham UniversityBad business decisions have been blamed for the decision to shut entire departments — as academics protest it is students who suffer

Nottingham bought a campus for £37.5m. Spent £40m more on it. Its own accounts say it could now sell for £14m. Staff and students are paying for that. 609 jobs. Three departments. More than 40 courses. That's why we're on strike. www.thetimes.com/uk/education...

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With two days of strike action under our belts, we now begin over two months of continuous in response to our university's gross financial negligence. Shout out to Notts Solidarity Group for the slides! And @tregenza.bsky.social for the original photos.

Yeah, our students are amazing. Honoured to have them fight along with us!

"Students know whose fault this is." Students turned out alongside staff at the University of Nottingham, with a clear message to management: stop the cuts and listen. "We aren't going anywhere." Staff and students are united.

Our strike action yesterday wasn't the first step in this fight and it for sure won't be our last. Our members, our students, and our community members know what is at stake. And we will all keep going toe to toe with management until they listen to reason.

@nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social

“We will not stand for it silently. We will keep fighting.” Hundreds gathered at yesterday’s University of Nottingham rally in solidarity with UCU members fighting devastating job and course cuts. From Monday, members begin long-term strike action. Show your support. Stand with Nottingham UCU.

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Nadia Whittome MP

Solidarity with @uonucu.bsky.social members once again striking against compulsory redundancies and course closures. Such an outcome would devastate workers, students, and our city, as well as UK research. I urge the university leadership to do the right thing and protect jobs and courses.

@howardstevenson.bsky.social

Nottingham today. Everywhere tomorrow. 2,700 staff put at risk. 600+ jobs targeted. At least 48 courses facing closure. What happens here sets the template for the sector. Stand with Nottingham.

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Lisa Rullsenberg

@rullsenberg.bsky.social

Very long day supporting @uonucu.bsky.social strike action but great collective energy from colleagues and students and lovely UCU Vice-president @markpendleton.bsky.social (huge props too @dyfrigjones.bsky.social for fitting in busy schedule to come and speak in support).

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Howard Stevenson

You are, quite literally, amazing. It’s incredible what’s being thrown at you - job cuts, course closures and a management who refuse to listen tp any of the credible counter-proposals they’ve been presented with. Your determination to keep going is an inspiration.

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What a gorgeous day to stand in solidarity with your community. Thank you all for standing with us and showing this university what courage and determination looks like. Here's to our strength as the fight continues. But more importantly, here's to us winning. Solidarity, UoNUCU

Our strike action began today. The management at our university has seemingly shackled itself to course closures and compulsory redundancies, despite neither being financially necessary. So we fight for our members, our students, and our community until they change their minds.

And when we fight together by standing in solidarity, we win. See you all on the picket line (which happens to start tomorrow at 8:30 at University Park, West Entrance). With love, UoN UCU (Photo by @tregenza.bsky.social)

Our fight is your fight. Solidarity to all!

Nottingham today. Everywhere tomorrow. 2,700 staff put at risk. 600+ jobs targeted. At least 48 courses facing closure. What happens here sets the template for the sector. Stand with Nottingham.

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Strikes start today at Nottingham. “These are not cash-strapped universities.” Dr Jo Grady on R4 this morning. 700 jobs. 48 courses. All to drive a surplus. Show your support. ✊

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Our members at Nottingham University commence strike action today over threats to hundreds of jobs and course closures. Please show them solidarity as they head onto picket lines this morning.

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Onni Gust

@onnigust.bsky.social

We gear up for major strike action, with picket lines on Thursday while council deliberates on c.600 job losses, 48 course closures, 1:22 staff-student ratios, all for a 9% surplus. @uonucu.bsky.social put forward a comprehensive alternative financial plan to save jobs, education & research.

Look, ma! We made the news! Again! Find us handing flyers out on Wednesday and on the picket line on Thursday. Let's show this university what strength means! 💪✊

Our members at the University of Nottingham begin strike action tomorrow over devastating job and course cuts. They will walk out tomorrow and Thursday, before beginning sustained strike action from 5 October. Share, like and comment to show your solidarity with our members.

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And if you cannot join us on the picket line, please consider supporting our solidarity fund. This will help supplement the lost income our members will face during our 2+ months of strike action. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Strike action begins this week! Wednesday: meet on the steps outside Portland at noon to collect and then distribute flyers. Thursday: picket from 8:30-11:30 on University Park's West Entrance and then walk to a 12 PM Rally at Trent's South Entrance. See you there and solidarity.

Our massive strike action for the fall begins on Wednesday, but we will be facing some intense financial hardship to do so. Please consider supporting our members by donating to our solidarity fund. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

These funds are used to supplement lost income incurred by striking members, giving us the opportunity to sustain our strike and massively increase the impact our actions have.

Which, in turn, bring us even closer to reversing course closures, holding student staff ratios in place, cancelling compulsory redundancies, and inevitably winning. When we fight together, we win. Please fight with us. #UCU #UoN #UoNUCU #UniversityOfNottingham #StopTheCuts #SaveHE

timeshighereducation.comUK universities face autumn of chaos as ‘prolonged’ strikes plannedUnprecedentedly long strikes at Nottingham, Edinburgh and Dundee could be the shape of things to come, observers say

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“If you can’t take significant action when there are 750 [people’s] jobs on the line in this job market, then I don’t really know when you can.” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ...

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Massive amounts of love and solidarity for all of those union branches across the UK who are standing up and saying no to the destruction of our universities. Our fight is your fight, and when we stand in solidarity we WIN. #UCU #UoN #UoNUCU #UniversityOfNottingham #StopTheCuts #SaveHE