1) Meet UCU For Lunch, Tuesday 28 February, 12.30-13.30, 7G1, 7 Priory Rd Sign up at our Eventbrite page: https://meet_ucu_for_lunch.eventbrite.co.uk — 2) Timetabling & Staff Constraints Members may be aware of the decision on Monday at Senate to withdraw, subject to further consideration, the proposed extension to the teaching week by 4 hours. This would […]
Month: February 2017
1) Timetabling & Staff Constraints As members may be aware, there is a paper going to Senate on Monday 20th February, ‘Timetabling: Policy And Practice’. The report proposes, among other things, an extension to the teaching week by 4 hours – 40 to 44 hours. For further information, please consult the Paper [PDF] and the […]
1) UCU Elections Reminder: it’s election time in UCU. There are elections for General Secretary, for National Executive Committee members and other national officers. Ballot closes 1st March. https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/7228/UCU-elections-2016-17 As things stand, there are currently no plans for local hustings, for the General Secretary position for example. If members would like to see local Bristol […]
1) NSS Boycott At our General Meeting last week, Bristol UCU passed a motion [PDF], resolving to support Bristol Students’ Union in their boycotting of the National Student Survey in order to oppose the Teaching Excellence Framework. As of a couple of days ago, academic staff are being instructed via their Heads of School that […]