Bristol UCU1) Reminder: Bristol UCU USS Briefing, Today, 13:00-14:00, via Zoom To join: https://bristol-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96889958008 Open to both UCU and non-UCU members. — 2) Why I Joined… Why I joined … is a series of articles from members across Professional Services talking about why they joined UCU and what being part of the union means to them. In the […]
1) Professional Services Term is here Professional Services (PS) term launched on Monday with Jo McNeill from the University of Liverpool speaking to members about the work of the ARPS (Academic Related and Professional Services staff) Committee and the ARPS manifesto for change. Future events for PS term include: Being an active part of the […]
1) E-Survey: Return To Blended Learning After Easter Thanks to everyone who has completed the survey. If you have not completed, please click on the link: https://bristolucu.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/e-survey-return-2-blended-learning-april E-Survey closes at 17:00 today. Please note: individual programmes can make a case, with School support, to remain online, and Bristol UCU can be involved in this decision-making. […]
1) E-Survey – Return To Blended Learning After Easter With the announcement that the University of Bristol is planning to return to blended learning from April 19th, dependent on government and local Public Health England approval, our Bristol UCU E-Survey seeks to garner members’ views on the current University of Bristol position, on the current […]
1) Return To Blended Learning After Easter With the University Executive Board (UEB) announcement that the University of Bristol is planning to return to blended learning at the start of Summer Term for all programmes, our planned branch e-consultation to garner members’ views will now be updated, to factor in this planned return to blended delivery. The […]
1) Professional Service Term Next term Bristol UCU launches our first Professional Services term, dedicated to our PS members and staff. PS UCU reps are planning a series of events and activities from April 19th to June 14th. Boosting our PS recruitment; assessing the opportunity cost of frequent PS restructurings; securing a decent working environment […]
1) Emergency Online General Meeting, Monday, 1st March 2021 Thanks to Bristol UCU members who attended Monday’s Teams meeting. A brief workload update started the meeting. Members are now hopefully aware of the University’s workload reduction announcement: no new TESTAs this academic year, unless requested by the School or Department; no further NSS Task Forces […]
1) Emergency Online General Meeting, Monday, 1st March 2021, 13:00-14:00, via Microsoft Teams Bristol UCU members are invited to an Emergency Online General Meeting (EOGM) on Monday@1pm next week, called by Bristol UCU Executive Committee. To join on Monday, please click on the link below: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MjhlYTE1NTItMTJkOC00ZWRhLWIzYzctNDU1NDA4MTU5OGY4%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22b2e47f30-cd7d-4a4e-a5da-b18cf1a4151b%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22808b1cd4-a148-40b5-9088-03701d876c24%22%7d The meeting will see an update from Branch President James Thompson […]
1) Update: ‘Unnecessary F2F, In-Person Teaching’ Dispute and Workload Reduction Bristol UCU negotiators Branch President James Thompson and Branch Secretary Jamie Melrose had a meeting yesterday with University Officers at which positive proposals were made concerning both our current branch dispute over ‘unnecessary face-to-face in-person teaching’ [link] and ‘What To Drop? – The UoB Workload Crisis’ [link]. On […]
1) Dispute Update – F2F, In-Person Teaching Bristol UCU Executive Committee met yesterday and decided to conclude the Dispute Process. Although the University has made welcome changes to individual risk assessment and programme review, University Officers are still not prepared to guarantee that face-to-face, in-person teaching will not return before the Easter vacation, or before the end […]