Compare and contrast:

Uni Employers Association (UCEA): 50 universities say < 2% of students unable to graduate: https://bbc.com/news/education-65997786

The Guardian: A third of final-year students face grades delay: https://theguardian.com/education/2023/jun/24/uk-final-year-students-university-undergraduates-results-grades-delay

#UCU #UCUStrike #UCURising #SettletheDispute @ucu

UK Uni Crisis:

Glasgow University vice-chancellor gives students degree certificates without degree classifications at “sham” graduation ceremony and is then played out with Indiana Jones theme music!

https://twitter.com/pietersnep/status/1671575570230984705

“Throughout the afternoon, students were present wearing pink sashes over their gowns in solidarity with the ongoing UCU strikes. A student was seen with a placard around their neck reading 'renegotiate now'”

https://thetab.com/uk/glasgow/2023/06/21/give-me-my-grades-not-fking-indiana-jones-music-inside-glasgow-unis-first-graduations-26953

#UCU #UCUStrike #UCURising

Recent UK Uni Crisis News

#UCU #UCUStrike #UCURising #MAB #SettletheDispute @ucu @ucupostgrads

UK Uni Crisis

https://twitter.com/jessscrisp_/status/1669010405908160515

#UCU #UCUStrike #UCURising #MAB #SettletheDispute
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UCEA leadership seminar for VCs!

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A fantastic sunny day on the picket lines with #UCU and #Unison reps standing together. Thread of pics! #UCURising #UCUStrike

UK Uni Crisis

“The UK is on the brink of a nationwide degree scandal with no engagement from university management, who have abandoned academic standards, and no intervention from the government in sight.”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/12/pandemic-a-levels-marking-boycott-university-degree

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UK Universities Crisis News

Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-65848504

https://twitter.com/ucuedinburgh/status/1666827337046937601

https://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/23563818.fears-raised-quality-checks-amid-university-marking-boycott/

https://www.palatinate.org.uk/breaking-durham-ucu-to-strike-in-june-and-september-over-marking-boycott-pay-deductions/

https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2023/06/06/up-to-1000-expected-to-join-march-opposing-university-job-losses-on-saturday/

https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/12977/Strike-ON-tomorrow-at-University-of-Westminster-over-100-pay-docking

#HigherEducation
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#SettletheDispute
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UK Uni Crisis

Edinburgh University quickly regrets asking its students to “reach out” to them over the UCU Marking and Assessment Boycott after releasing a video designed to reassure them.

After receiving the comments below, the Uni quickly disabled the comments feature and deleted the comments!

https://thetab.com/uk/edinburgh/2023/06/02/edinburgh-university-urges-students-to-reach-out-with-marking-boycott-worries-then-deletes-comments-83969

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Open letter to @TheGuardian_uk in which signatories express concern at the adoption of “examination mitigation policies” by many UK universities in response to the @ucu marking and assessment boycott.

“Universities should meet with the unions and settle the dispute, so that students can graduate with complete degrees.”

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWBz-d8iuq9bdH4Ik24wqe-lnkQJz0-mK43YWpJGPyqkYmew/viewform

#HigherEducation
#HigherEd
#UCU
#UCUStrike
#MAB
@ucupostgrads

Open letter to The Guardian in which signatories express concern at the adoption of “examination mitigation policies” by many UK universities in response to the @ucu marking and assessment boycott.

“Universities should meet with the unions and settle the dispute, so that students can graduate with complete degrees.”

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdWBz-d8iuq9bdH4Ik24wqe-lnkQJz0-mK43YWpJGPyqkYmew/viewform

#HigherEducation
#HigherEd
#UCU
#UCUStrike
#MAB
@ucupostgrads

Computer, please define "failing upwards" #UKAcademia #ucustrike #edinburgh https://thetab.com/uk/edinburgh/2022/12/31/principal-peter-mathieson-to-receive-knighthood-for-services-to-higher-education-80666 https://thetab.com/uk/edinburgh/2023/05/22/edinburghs-sir-peter-mathieson-receives-43000-pay-rise-83886

Jo Grady joined our branch in #MiddlesexUniveristy today to discuss resilience and success! More members need to participate in the #MAB @ucu. We can do this together ✊🏻. If you are in the union 🫵🏻 and you’re not taking part yet, think about the difference your commitment to #solidarity could make. #UCU #UCURising #UCUStrike

So today it starts, the email saying I am not marking projects has been sent. My local branch of #UCU managed to renegotiate the 100% pay cut, and the amount will now be decided by Schools. Still no idea how much I will get paid in the next 2 months. My action will have no impact because my colleagues will do my marking, but together we stand 💪🏽 #UCURising #UCUstrike

This is Nic Beech. He is the VC of Middlesex University who has taken the decision to withdraw 100% of pay from staff participating in the #MAB. This is aggressive and demonstrates punching down against those who have less with a punitive measure that relies on fear! Tell him what you think by using this email template: https://www.ucu.org.uk/email-your-VC @ucu #UCURising #UCUStrike

This is Nic Beech. He is the VC of Middlesex University who has taken the decision to withdraw 100% of pay from staff participating in the #MAB. This is aggressive and demonstrates punching down against those who have less with a punitive measure that relies on fear! Tell him what you think by using this email template: https://www.ucu.org.uk/email-your-VC?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Social&campaign=ucuRISING @ucu #UCURising #UCUStrike

How can a Vice-Chancellor that threatens to withdraw 100% pay for many days for (possibly) 4 hours of work, then turn around and claim they have students' best interest at heart?
Having overworked underpayed staff is not in students' best interest! #UCURising #UCUstrike #MAB

🎩 /tip Mark Rubin

@ucu so Middlesex University has responded to the #MAB stating a 100% withdrawal of pay as a punitive measure! What’s your advice? #UCURising #UCU #UCUStrike

So where is all the marked work?

Well, it suffered a rapid unscheduled disassembly.

#UCURising #UCUstrike

(no work was harmed during the process)

We have been told to have 100% deducted for a marking and assessment boycott. It seems I will finally have a long summer break. If they deduct 100% I will do 0% #UCURising #UCUstrike #MAB