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University of Nottingham UCU branch
@uonucu.bsky.social
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Organised representation for all academic staff, postgraduates, and APM staff level 4 and above at the University of Nottingham. Here in solidarity with workers the world over.

https://uonucu.org/
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The solidarity shared between students, community members, and staff was electric. When we fight together, we win. So lets keep winning.

#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
November 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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While no photo can truly capture the energy from our rallies against course closures from this week, @tregenza.bsky.social comes pretty darn close.
November 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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A coalition of student societies have put together a fundraiser in support of a family in Gaza. Please attend and donate if you can!

🕒 3-7 p.m. Thursday 4th December
📍 TBC, UPC.

#FreeGaza #FreePalestine
Join our first coalition fundraising event. As part of the 'UoN coalition for Palestine' campaigns, we are fundraising to help Majd's family evacuate from Gaza. We will be hosting a big fundraising event alongside many societies, with crafts sessions, stalls, food, raffle prizes and much more. Save the date 3-7 Thursday, 4th December TBC, University Park Campus Donate! 16 days let 4,500 to go
November 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Another incredible day of solidarity during out rally yesterday.
A photo of a UCU rally outside of the Trent Building
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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This is what solidarity looks like.

Say it with me- We. Are. The. University.

And we will NOT stop fighting until this administration listens to ALL of us. Staff, Students, and Community are united!

#StopTheCuts #SaveHE #UniversityOfNOttingham #UniversityOfLittleEngland
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Along with our rallies happening today (1 PM) and tomorrow (10 AM), students from the music school have organised additional protests as well. All happening on the south side of the trent building.

Let's show this university how united we are! ✊

#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
Upcoming Events Make yourself heard Mondary 24th November 12 PM Silent Night Come and sing 'Silent Night' with us to protest the suspension of music and modern languages courses (this will happen on both Monday and Tuesday) 1PM UCU Rally Tuesday 25th November 10 AM UCU Rally 12 PM Silent Night Musical Protests Throughout both days All demonstrations to take place outside the trent building
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Join us next week to hear about how Palestinian staff and students across higher education are organising to defend their rights to education, and what we can do here to end the complicity of our government and our own institution.

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Confronting Scholasticide Resist Erasure, Reclaim Futures Lecture Theatre 1 Newton Building Nottingham Trent University NG1 4BU 18:00 27 Nov Speakers from Birzeit University, Emergency Committee of Universities in Gaza, Friends of Palestinian Universities, PACBI + UCU
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Students have organised another noise protest for today! 4-5 PM in the Trent Courtyard. Show up and get loud! Make those voices HEARD.

#SaveHE #StopTheCuts
Tuesday 18th November Make Some Noise Noise Protest 4-5 PM Trent Building Courtyard Play instruments, band on pots and shout as loud as you can about the course suspensions
November 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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48 courses have already been suspended. University council is expected to sign their death certificate. No music, no languages, no mental health nursing.

Stand with UCU and all workers and students at UoN against academic vandalism.

#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
FIGHT BACK AGAINST COURSE CLOSURES Rallies outside Council: 1pm - Monday 24th November 10 am - Tuesday 25th November South Side of Trent Building All welcome UCU
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Two student organised events happening this week. We will be doing our best to amplify actions by student groups, so if you hear of anything pass the word along!

#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
You're Invited Vigil for Our Courses Wednesday, November 19th 3pm-4pm Please join us for an hour of reflection. There will be a brief musical performance followed by speeches from students. "The day the music died" The song 'American Pie' by Don McLean is an 8.5 minute-long powerful commentary on American society after the deaths of musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Caleb and Big Bopper. It is also easy to perform loudly and continuously for an hour in the Trent Courtyard on Thursday 20th November from 3pm Onwards. Chords and Lyrics will be provided. If you play an instrument, bring it along. Be loud, be annoying, be heard.
November 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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UPDATE- Due to the original meeting being moved online, the details of this student organised protest have changed. Please note the updated start time (12:45 today). Starting location has stayed the same.
Save our courses protest update New start time 12:45 Thank you so much for all the incredible support so dar! Tomorrow's protest will now start at 12:45, ahead of SU's Future Forum. We're adapting plans to make sure our message is heard loud and clear- join us to protest the cuts and call on our SU to stand with us against course closures. We'll still meet at highfield house, moving to monica partridge for the start at 1pm Sorry for the late change- let's make some noise for our incredible staff.
November 12, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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UPDATE- Due to the original meeting being moved online, the details of this student organised protest have changed. Please note the updated start time (12:45 today). Starting location has stayed the same.
Save our courses protest update New start time 12:45 Thank you so much for all the incredible support so dar! Tomorrow's protest will now start at 12:45, ahead of SU's Future Forum. We're adapting plans to make sure our message is heard loud and clear- join us to protest the cuts and call on our SU to stand with us against course closures. We'll still meet at highfield house, moving to monica partridge for the start at 1pm Sorry for the late change- let's make some noise for our incredible staff.
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Student organised protest tomorrow! Show your support and say no to course closures!
Photo by 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Save UoN American and Canadian Studies! in University of Nottingham with @ucunion, @americansocietyuon, @saveuonmfl, @saveourcoursesuon, @saveuonmusic, @uonucu, and @protectuontheology. May be an image of poster and text that says "SAVE OUR COURSES PROTEST TOMORROW Highfields House (A01) Meet at 11:45am -Admin meeting starts 12:00pm The Vice Chancellor, Deputy Vice Chancellor, and Pro-Vice Chancellor for Arts are meeting tomorrow the same leadership responsible for course closures, job losses, and attacks on student support. We'll be there to make sure they hear from the people their decisions affect most - students and staff. Bring banners, bring friends, bring your voice. Show that we won't stay silent while they dismantle our university. END COMPULSORY REDUNDANCIES NO TO UNIVERSITY OF LITTLE ENGLAND SAVE OUR STAFF".
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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And if one picket line isn't enough, please join UoN Music's protest tonigth at 6 PM outside of the Theatre Royal. Bring your loudest noise making device to make your voice heard!

#StopTheCuts #SaveHE
A flier for the protest described in the main text
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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An amazing day of solidarity with staff, students, and community members saying NO to compulsory redundancies and unnecessary course closures.
A panoramic photograph of the many people standing on today's picket line. A photo of two people at our picket line holding signs. A photo of someone holding up a solidarity fist at our picket line A photo of a banner that says We Are The University with picketers standing behind it.
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Even more petitions popping up. Doesn't make for a great endorsement, does it?

Please sign, spread the word, and help us push back against the constant undermining of our university:
c.org/MwqdpHLCnZ
c.org/Q6pTJXz87F
c.org/sGNYk5yGpM
A screen shot for the change.org petition with the title "Stop the suspension of Uni of Nottingham Mental Health & Child Nursing + Health Promotion" A screen shot for the change.org petition with the title "Save Agriculture at the University of Nottingham" A screen shot for the change.org petition with the title "Stop the removal of Modern Language courses at the University of Nottingham!"
November 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Picket line tomorrow!

10/11
8:30-11:30
University Park, West Entrance

See you there! ✊✊✊

#StopTheCuts #SaveHE

📷: @tregenza.bsky.social
A photo of UCU members picketing with the following overlayed text: Picket Line Monday, 10/11 8:30-11:30 University Park West Entrance
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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There will only be more of this if the university is left unchecked.

Join us as we fight back against the short sighted choices of this university. Picket line on monday and 4 more weeks of strikes.

We will win this.

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A screen shot of an email that says: Course Suspended- important information Dear Yee, Thank you for your application to study with us. Following a review of our courses, unfortunately the University is no longer able to offer the course for which you have an offer, BSc Hons Food Science and Nutrition, for the 2026/27 academic year. We understand this may be disappointing news, and we are sorry for any concern this causes.
November 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Sam Watts, composer of #TheTraitors theme and UoN music alumni, shares his thoughts on the newly renamed University of Little England course closures...

#StopTheCuts #SaveHE

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A photo of a man with a conductors baton pushed against his nose with various tv show title cards next to him “The UoN Music department set me up in my career. The arts and art education are vital, and the UoN music department excel at not only imparting knowledge, but creating community. So, the idea of removing arts programmes and closing the department seems to be incredibly short-sighted.” Sam Watts, composer & UoN alum
November 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Taking a quick step back from yesterday's news to remind everyone that the annual Agnes Flues memorial park run will take place tomorrow (8/11) at 9 AM. Throw on some @UCU.org.uk colours and join us as we honour this absolute legend.
A photo of Agnes Flues in a picket supervisor vest and punk scarf.
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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It's not just music and language courses- it's 48 courses across the university.

But here's the thing- our UCU colleagues at other universities (like @Cardiffucu.bsky.social) have faced the exact same threats, fought back, and won. So we can too.
A screenshot of a BBC story with the headline "University to suspend music and language courses" A screenshot of a BBC story with the following headline "University scraps plan to cut music and languages"
November 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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STRIKE RESUMES ON MONDAY!!!

On November 10th, we will commence with another 4 weeks of strikes. And we're kicking things off with a picket at the West Entrance of University Park. (Photo by @tregenza.bsky.social).
A photograph of UCU members picketing in the Trent Courtyard, holding UCU signs.
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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We're now on Instagram! Give us a follow if you are on there as well:

www.instagram.com/uonucu/
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November 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Be like Lenka from UoN and Marek from @ducu.bsky.social! Cast your ballot in @UCU.org.uk's national industrial action campaign today!
A photograph of two people placing their ballots in a post box
November 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Next Saturday (8/11) at 9 AM, we will honour our dearly missed colleague Agnes Flues with our annual park run in Wollaton Hall. Arrive in time to volunteer, participate, or spectate, and please wear UCU colours (pink and purple) in remembrance of Agnes!

www.parkrun.org.uk/wollatonhall/
A photograph of Agnes in a high visibility vest holding a megaphone to her mouth
November 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM