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Great turnout here in Southend protesting against the proposed closure of the local campus of @Uni_of_Essex - what is a city without a university? What is a uni without students? Solidarity to @UCUEssex & students

@UCUEssex So proud of my colleagues today, true rebels with a cause, fighting for transparency and accountability, asking such an important question: @LloydsBank are you behind the 20% staff redundancy @Uni_of_Essex and the closure of its Southend campus? @BayoAlaba

Universities cutting jobs. Campuses closing. Staff told to expect redundancies. Vice-chancellors still collecting bonuses and pension top-ups. Welcome to higher education. thetimes.com/uk/education/a…

Everyone discovered -- by email right around noon -- that the campus was being shut down We’re certain the announcement was delivered with sensitivity “Hi all, Southend’s gone. Regards, Uni Essex” bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

'Disconcerting': Southend MPs react as university campus set for closure ift.tt/L1bCZG9

Our nursing students face a five hour round trip to their new campus. Students from marginalised backgrounds who are already struggling Essex to close Southend campus and cut 400 jobs timeshighereducation.com/news/essex-clo… via @timeshighered

📰Latest News Alert University of Essex to shut Southend campus and cut 400 jobs . The Southend-on-Sea campus is home to the award-winning East 15 drama school. . bbc.com/news/articles/…

Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet on.ft.com/4ot4Rbe

The University of Essex has announced it is looking to cut staff and close one of its campuses as it looks to create a more “sustainable” future. @JulietteRowsell reports timeshighereducation.com/news/essex-clo…

Today's Council meeting about the future "size and shape" of our university has caused quite the stir...

Please see below my statement on the recent news that the University of Essex will be closing its Southend Campus next year.

The threat to 400 jobs at Essex, in the lead up to Christmas is nothing short of cruel. We stand with every member affected. We will fight this. ucu.org.uk/article/14277/…

Essex University is gutting staff & shutting a whole campus while pretending it’s about sustainability Management claim these “sad” decisions will strengthen the university 😲 Announcing mass redundancies before Christmas is typically cruel HR practice timeshighereducation.com/news/essex-clo…

It's official: 400 redundancies and a campus closure. At-risk staff will get a letter next week. Absolutely no serious consideration of any of the union's counterproposals. Please share widely.

@Uni_of_Essex On the same day Gradintelligence says I passed my PhD, I'm no longer able to access my university email address, although I am a lecturer at the University. What a way to celebrate my achievement.

@essexsociology On the same day Gradintelligence says I passed my PhD, I get kicked out from my university email, although I am a Lecturer at the university. So now I cannot do my work! Really efficient systems. What a way to celebrate my achievement.

Note: Hamdan was assaulted and beaten up, not murdered. My use of ‘lynched’ was a mistranslation from Hebrew (English isn’t my first language). He’s injured and being held at a police station in a settlement. They did not let his lawyer speak to him yet so we don’t know more.

BREAKING: British Police order Holocaust Survivor Stephen Kapos to attend a police station for a formal interview for his part in a demonstration where he hoped to lay flowers for the tens of thousands of Palestinian children killed by Israel in the Gaza Genocide

No Other Land airs on Channel 4 at 11.15pm, Tuesday 4 March. Please share widely so as many people as possible can witness how Israel steals Palestinian land and destroys homes and lives, shown through the eyes of Basel, a Palestinian filmmaker, and Yuval, an Israeli journalist. Bafta and Oscar winning : BEST DOCUMENTARY.