While staff are on strike, we are educating for free While lectures are cancelled, come and join striking University staff for public talks and workshops. Everyone is wlecome. The events listed here take place in the Quaker Meeting House, 188 … Read more
We’ve just heard that UCU general secretary Jo Grady is speaking in Leeds on Friday 21 February (the second day of our strike action) from 1pm-3pm, in the Henry Moore Suite, Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow, LS1 3AA, followed by … Read more
Have you spotted any unusual baubles on a Christmas tree near you on campus? Leeds UCU had fun despite the rain last Friday singing our alternative carols near the ‘wavy lines’ Christmas tree. The woodwind section led us and everyone … Read more
Leeds UCU members seem to enjoy a sing song, judging by your enthusiastic participation in the songs at our strike rallies! It was great to have our ‘woodwind section’ entertaining us and leading us. We are probably the only UCU … Read more
Full teach out programme is here Strike Data Hack Workshop Helen Thornham, Chris Birchall, Joanne Armitage This is a practical data hack workshop where we will scrape, analyse and visualise the data and discourses of the strike. ideally would run … Read more
Full teach out programme is here Disabled people and employment (for day of action on disability equality in education) Jo Ingold with Liz Oliver 1pm – 2pm, Quaker Meeting House The Mathematics of Voting Rob Sturman 1pm – 2pm, Quaker … Read more
Full teach out programme is here Migrant Detention These Walls Must Fall (North West) A talk by migrant support grassroot group. We hope to organise this in collaboration with student societies, for example Leeds STAR, and use it to help … Read more
Come to this brilliant gig and help raise money for our local Hardship Fund! Everyone welcome – UCU members, families and friends, members of other unions, and anyone who would like to support our strikes. Friday 29th November 29, from … Read more
Full teach out programme is here The scientific basis for the climate emergency, and the social, economic and political insights which might enable a low carbon transformation Julia Steinberger and others 1pm – 2pm, Quaker Meeting House, meeting room Series … Read more
Teach outs are open to all. Here is the full teach out schedule for each day Singing for justice – using an inclusive community choir voiceworks approach Catherine Bates 1pm – 2pm, Quaker Meeting House, meeting room Muslims in the … Read more