Sam Marsh

A picket line outside a unversity building

A picket line outside a unversity building

A picket line outside a unversity building

A picket line outside a unversity building

Tuesday my union offered to call off 2 weeks of strikes, in return for postponing the redudnacy of, maybe, 5 people for three months. Yesterday the uni wrote to all staff saying "not interested", unless we completely caved. Today we toured picket lines across campus:
@sheffielducu.bsky.social

27.11.2025 15:34 — 👍 25    🔁 17    💬 2    📌 0

How have Sheffield University management contrived to turn an easily resolvable dispute into something approaching MAB-like levels of crisis? From a pre-strike offer that could have been patched up into something that worked, to threatening a lockout from 5 January. I despair.

28.11.2025 14:44 — 👍 12    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

Shoddy stuff from @sheffielduni.bsky.social management in the @sheffielducu.bsky.social dispute over compulsory redundancies, threatening to walk away from all negotiations if members don't sign away their right to strike until November next year. #StandUpToBullies #DignityAtWork

20.11.2025 16:12 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 3

Cash-strapped Keele University to cut 150 more jobs - BBC News Keele University plans to axe further roles amid ongoing financial challenges.

Keele University plans to axe 150 more jobs amid a £5m deficit.

Staff cuts are not the solution, they harm education, overload workers and fail students.

We stand with our members ✊

#UCU #StopTheCuts

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

14.05.2025 14:09 — 👍 8    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 3

Quoting Enoch Powell is never a coincidence.

The Prime Minister knew what message he was sending — and who he was sending it to. Disgraceful.

14.05.2025 08:58 — 👍 1367    🔁 470    💬 92    📌 39

Sign the Petition Save Sheffield's Archaeology Department

Please, click on that link & reflect on this astonishing number *48,657* to realise the monumentality of the act of cultural vandalism committed by the the University of Sheffield management. We must never forget. @sheffielducu.bsky.social @zooarchlabsheff.bsky.social www.change.org/p/university...

15.05.2025 07:31 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 2

Live your life in such a way that nobody needs to clarify that you are "completely different" from Enoch Powell.

13.05.2025 09:14 — 👍 125    🔁 39    💬 4    📌 1

Google Meet now well over 500, so I was wrong to cast aspersions.

08.05.2025 09:25 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Biggest @sheffielducu.bsky.social General Meeting ever? Close to 500 online, possibly limited by Google Meet's capacity, to discuss an offer from management in our dispute.

08.05.2025 09:06 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1

Sheffield UCU took part in the Workers Day of Action on Trans Rights from our picket lines today! The UK Trade Union movement stands behind our trans siblings
#tradeunionists4transrights

07.05.2025 10:47 — 👍 54    🔁 25    💬 1    📌 1

Strikes begin at the University of Sheffield - ShefNews The first walkout began yesterday as part of the dispute.

shefnews.co.uk/index.php/20... @sheffielducu.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

01.05.2025 14:34 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1

Our day of strike was powerful & positive. Back at work today for 2 days, & we have asked SMT to meet with us.

We are willing to meaningfully negotiate. If they aren’t willing to do the same we will be back out for the next 2 weeks - knocking out the end of the teaching term & crucial admin work.

01.05.2025 09:41 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

I mean, we've had some good rallies, but this one... Wow! So grateful to Sheffield Students Union for organising, and all the speakers for their barnstorming speeches.

01.05.2025 08:39 — 👍 10    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

United Against Scholasticide Week at University of Sheffield Tues Nov 26th, 7-9 pm: Talk on "Palestine as a feminist issue" by Feminist Society with Dr Sara Ababneh (open to students only). Weds Nov 27th, 4-5 pm: Palestine as a feminist issue organised by the Gender network with Dr Sara Ababneh. Seminar Room 11, The Wave Thurs Nov 28th, 12-1 pm: Open discussion on Palestine and academic repression on campus. Fri Nov 29th, 12-3 pm: Vigil for Palestinian University members who have been killed in the ongoing Israeli genocide. SU Concourse

Various activities on campus next week leading up to International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

On Friday 29th there will be a vigil for Palestinian students and staff who have been killed in the ongoing Israeli genocide. From midday on SU Concourse 🍉

22.11.2024 11:24 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

A no confidence vote, courses in the firing line, and “gaming” the rankings Things go from bad to worse at the University of Sheffield

Once again, the closure of Archaeology is mentioned as a factor that led to the current crisis at the University of Sheffield #SaveSheffieldArchaeology @sheffielducu.bsky.social @thetribune.bsky.social #sheffield #freeuniversity www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/p/a-no-confi...

22.11.2024 14:17 — 👍 19    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 1

Nearly a thousand University of Sheffield staff say they have “no confidence” in vice-chancellor over cuts, following union vote Staff have expressed concerns about management decisions made by Koen Lamberts and his team, as well as heavy handed responses to anti-apartheid protestors.

nowthenmagazine.com/articles/nea... Great article & so interesting to see that the scandal of the closure of the Dept of Archaeology remains a prominent issue. Our loyalty to the university means that we must carry on fighting for better management. @sheffielducu.bsky.social @nowthenmag.bsky.social

19.11.2024 12:08 — 👍 15    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1

No confidence vote in University of Sheffield leadership passes The result was announced last night, following the vote on Thursday

thetab.com/2024/11/16/n... yes and with 93% of votes and almost 1000 voters

18.11.2024 22:41 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

That’s Hull, UCLan, and now Reading getting rid of chemistry in this round. After Bangor in 2022.

This country can’t run on Business graduates alone. #UKHE

18.11.2024 13:56 — 👍 18    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 3

Thanks! And to you!

18.11.2024 14:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Early days, but yes, it's looking that way!

18.11.2024 11:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Right. Well that's joining this site ticked off my to-do list!

18.11.2024 10:51 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0