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Precarious Brum

@PrecariousBrum

Putting the red in redbrick. Activism and solidarity with casualised staff at the University of Brum. A sub-group of @BirminghamUCU Join: https://t.co/QDSq9FJFaO

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Precarious Brum
Precarious Brum@PrecariousBrum·
📢AntiCas survey of University of Birmingham #PGRs & #ECRs📢 Please fill in this survey conducted for the purpose of making constructive feedback to an ongoing period of consultation w/ the Uni of Birmingham about academic careers. Pls share it far & wide! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
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Precarious Brum@PrecariousBrum·
.@BirminghamUCU casualised & disabled members: This is a reminder re. the Disablement & Casualisation Survey (received by email) If you'd prefer to discuss with the Anti-Cas, Equalities, & Anti-Disablement Officers, please join the meeting on 10 Oct, 12.30pm - link in the email
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Dr Cai Lyons (they/them)
Dr Cai Lyons (they/them)@CaiLyons·
These past six weeks have been a rollercoaster, of emotional & physical whiplash: - I got hit by a car on my bike, suffering recurring whiplash headaches; - I graduated! Officially Dr. Cai; - I lost my grandad; - I received rejections from job and after job (1/2)
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Precarious Brum
Precarious Brum@PrecariousBrum·
Meeting ID for the Zoom meeting: 843 3931 0040, passcode 790504
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Precarious Brum@PrecariousBrum·
Meeting ID for the Zoom meeting: 843 3931 0040, passcode 790504
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Precarious Brum@PrecariousBrum·
PGTA Forum: Contracts and Conditions 7th Sept Join us for important discussion around contracts & conditions: make sure your voice, your experiences, and your department are represented. #PGRsAsStaff #PHDlife 10-11am - online 12-1pm - in-person in the Harvey Milk room, The Guild
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Birmingham UCU
Birmingham UCU@BirminghamUCU·
🚨Twitter storm from 12pm #UCUMarkingBoycott🚨 Solidarity with branches opening the marking boycott today over fair pay #FourFights and #USSmess Send solidarity messages! Donate! Support your twinned branch!
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Precarious Brum@PrecariousBrum·
Fantastic report co-authored by @PrecariousBrum member @elmunro, making the case once again for the @UKRI_News to offer adequate support to PGRs. Universities and other funders too should follow suit. @BirminghamUCU @steve_mccabe @PreetKGillMP @ucu @UCUAnti_Cas #AcademicTwitter
PandemicPGRs@PandemicPGRs

🚨Today we are releasing our comprehensive report on pandemic support for PGRs🚨 Falling Short is an authoritative account of the precarious position of PGRs within the HE sector and the failings of @UKRI_News and HEIs’ COVID-19 support policies. drive.google.com/file/d/1-6sBsb… 1/6

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Paul Blomfield
Paul Blomfield@PaulBlomfield25·
Many postgraduate research students face funding running out before they're able to finish their work due to Covid-19. I've written to @UKRI_News to press @APPGStudents report Recommendation 6 – on extending studentships where needed.
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Doctor MunRobot 🗑🔥
Doctor MunRobot 🗑🔥@elmunro·
A whole bunch of this was created as a result of input from disabled, neurodivergent and chronically ill PhD researchers, who are *exhausted* from having to fight for the basics even outside of a pandemic. If you only read one bit of the report, read section 3.
PandemicPGRs@PandemicPGRs

🚨Today we are releasing our comprehensive report on pandemic support for PGRs🚨 Falling Short is an authoritative account of the precarious position of PGRs within the HE sector and the failings of @UKRI_News and HEIs’ COVID-19 support policies. drive.google.com/file/d/1-6sBsb… 1/6

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#CoronaContract
#CoronaContract@CoronaContract·
The threat is nevertheless live in many other workplaces, where people are still facing losing their jobs. We wrote about it here: twitter.com/NewSocialistUK…
New Socialist@NewSocialistNS

With the situation in universities reaching a tipping point, @CoronaContract argue that UCU needs to take decisive action now to check the power of management and resist a crisis capitalist restructuring. newsocialist.org.uk/transmissions/…

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Precarious Brum
Precarious Brum@PrecariousBrum·
.@johnmcdonnellMP @BellRibeiroAddy @lloyd_rm thank you for attending the UCU solidarity rally! We’d like to bring to your attention this report written by doctoral researchers who’ve been let down by the @UKRI_News (released today). Your support would be enormously appreciated!
PandemicPGRs@PandemicPGRs

🚨Today we are releasing our comprehensive report on pandemic support for PGRs🚨 Falling Short is an authoritative account of the precarious position of PGRs within the HE sector and the failings of @UKRI_News and HEIs’ COVID-19 support policies. drive.google.com/file/d/1-6sBsb… 1/6

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Doctor MunRobot 🗑🔥
Doctor MunRobot 🗑🔥@elmunro·
For any UoB postgrads who haven't seen it through emails & the Guild - the 'Enhanced Student Support Fund' (hardship fund) has removed the awful minimum income threshold, and it's available to those in thesis-awaited. Evidence requirements are still terrible - but it's a start.
Precarious Brum@PrecariousBrum

Precarious Brum welcome the changes made to @unibirmingham @UoBGradSchool’s Student Support Fund (regarding eligibility criteria) and we advise those who were excluded before to apply. #HelloBrum #HigherEducation However... intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/studentserv… 1/2

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