Alternative University of the Air

We are the Alternative University of the Air, sponsored by the Open University Branch of the UCU. (@oubucu)
#USSstrikes #USSstrike

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

Coming soon...

[David Aaronovitch @DAaronovitch]

He did say it.

[HistoryOU @history_ou]

Check out this essay by our Lecturer in Imperial and Global History @SlightJP

[rosalindcrone @rosalindcrone]

Just released, my colleague, David Vincent's new book, A History of Solitude. Highly appropriate reading in the current circumstances. For those interested in penal history, it has a great chapter on separate confinement. Thoroughly recommended!

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

Richard Bradbury concludes with a call to action for HE to address the climate emergency at
- operational level
- research level
- curriculum level
https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

Cultural history too can address climate emergency in Higher Education. Example: how have humans represented their interaction with the planet from antiquity to the present?
Richard Bradbury on Climate Emergency and HE
https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

We need to integrate climate emergency into our Higher Education curriculum, in both STEM and Humanities and Social Sciences subjects.
Richard Bradbury on Climate Emergency and HE
https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

Climate emergency and HE: how do we explain complexity to a large audience?
Richard Bradbury on Climate Emergency and HE
https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

University research and climate emergency:
- research scientific and technological solutions
- sociological research on climate emergency to a large audience
Richard Bradbury on Climate Emergency and HE
https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

Climate emergency must be integrated into
1. research
2. curriculum.
Richard Bradbury on Climate Emergency and HE
https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

University investments need to become more ethical, including pension investments.
Richard Bradbury on Climate Emergency and HE
https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

Universities need to commit to not using air transport for staff to go to meetings, conferences etc.
Richard Bradbury on Climate Emergency and HE
https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

We need to move from using hotels to using community centres with easy access to public transport for teaching
Richard Bradbury on Climate Emergency and HE
https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

4 things Higher Education can do to combat climate emergency
1. operational change in how we make HE buildings sustainable
Richard Bradbury on Climate Emergency and HE
https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

We must move to a zero growth economy, more evenly distributed
Richard Bradbury on Climate Emergency and HE
https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

Slogan: system change, not climate change
Richard Bradbury on Climate Emergency and HE
https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

Richard Bradbury of Climate Emergency and HE
3 principles and a slogan
1. climate emergency is ready
2. we can do something to reverse it
3. but in order to do that we need to make some fundamental changes
https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

Hold on for a second while we sort out some technical glitches with Richard Bradbury’s talk about The Climate Emergency and Higher Education. https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

Not long to go now until we’re live at 2pm with Richard Bradbury, talking about The Climate Emergency and Higher Education. https://t.co/u1R8xWRL0B #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack @oubucu

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

Join us this afternoon at 2pm for Richard Bradbury’s talk on The Climate Emergency and Higher Education #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack @oubucu https://t.co/263jkRGlZq

[Alternative University of the Air @AltOpenUni]

Richard witnessed environmental damage up close in the 1980s. An active socialist and anti-racist for 40+ years, he is delighted the climate emergency movement is linking up with trade unions and movements for social change. #UCUStrike #UCUStrikesBack https://t.co/263jkRGlZq 2/2