Precarious Brum

Putting the red in redbrick. Activism and solidarity with casualised staff at the University of Brum. A sub-group of @BirminghamUCU

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[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!
https://t.co/NnMNM1pIJX

[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

[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

[Precarious Brum @PrecariousBrum]

@CaiLyons @DECRarthistory @lesmillsUK @AdvanceHE @unibirmingham @artsatbham Multiple congratulations!!!

[Precarious Brum @PrecariousBrum]

If you can't do either please email: anti-casualisationofficer [@] https://t.co/3nvlBQGPO6

[Precarious Brum @PrecariousBrum]

Join us tomorrow if you're online or in person! We want all your thoughts about surviving and thriving at UoB as a PGTA!

[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

[Precarious Brum @PrecariousBrum]

Meeting ID for the Zoom meeting: 843 3931 0040, passcode 790504

[Precarious Brum @PrecariousBrum]

Meeting ID for the Zoom meeting: 843 3931 0040, passcode 790504

[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

[Precarious Brum @PrecariousBrum]

Hello all! We will start to use this account again.
Please do also follow @BirminghamUCU & join UCU!
https://t.co/Hp5FErtsao

#PGRsAsStaff #AntiCas #OneOfUsAllOfUs #ucuRISING #HelloBrum

[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!

[Dr Heather McKnight @Heat_McKnight]

Please share this info on the anti-precarity research as well a link to the live questionnaire where you can input your actions and activism on this! 💚 https://t.co/bGzshKzF6G @academicpaths @Gender_Acad @UoBAPN @PrecariousBrum @LISprecarity @UoK_Precariat @PrecariousUoL @prec

[University of Liverpool UCU #CeasefireNow @ULivUCU2]

Last night our joint union anti-casualisation claim with UNISON & Unite was launched with powerful contributions from @acecoupe @PetaBulmer @EHayesdeKalaf & others.

Read the full claim here: https://t.co/cfaLmnjfvy

[Precarious Brum @PrecariousBrum]

Thank you for the RT, @PreetKGillMP! 🙂

[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.

https://t.co/vPsecrDYhq 1/6

[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.

[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.

[#CoronaContract @CoronaContract]

The threat is nevertheless live in many other workplaces, where people are still facing losing their jobs. We wrote about it here:

https://t.co/zTdslmdBVR

[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.

https://t.co/vPsecrDYhq 1/6

[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]

PrecariousBrum continue to maintain our opposition to the level of evidence required to be presented to the university. The level of detail asked is intimate, and defaults to a low-trust relationship between students & @unibirmingham #HelloBrum #HigherEducation #Universities 2/2

[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

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