In March, before the lockdown started, the University made a commitment to its staff that it would notify them if there were confirmed cases of coronavirus on campus. On the 23rd of March the University both clarified and repeated this commitment by stating that: “We will continue to follow this notification process until the University…
Our email reporting concerns 22.01.21 Dear Simon, Gillian, Mark, I am writing on behalf of UNISON members further to discussions this week regarding serious safety concerns that we feel have the potential to put employees of the University at risk of serious and imminent danger, and particularly those working within the University nurseries and the…
Activist Selly Oak is a project that explores ‘the rich history of activism within the Selly Oak area of Birmingham’. The researchers want to engage with local and student communities to uncover histories of activism that took place in Selly Oak and around the University campus during the 20th Century. If you’re interested in being…
Three manifestos on University Governance have attracted our attention, and made us wonder ‘what would a UoB manifesto look like?’ 1. De Montfort University – ‘DMU Renewed. A Manifesto’ https://ucudemontfort.wordpress.com/2019/02/11/dmu-renewed-a-manifesto-for-change/ It covers the following matters: * Our governing principles: DMU as a public university * Governance * Finance * Teaching and Learning * Research * The Importance…
Updated Friday 21 June. After serious consideration by both the committee and members in our latest meeting on Friday 7 June, our consultation on the offer from the University is now open. You will receive your voting link by email, with a text voting link to follow shortly afterwards for those who would prefer to…
Ann Widdecombe holds an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Birmingham. Will the University/ VC David Eastwood revoke her degree, in light of her homophobic comments? You can read more about the outrage she has caused recently when she claimed that “science may produce an answer” to homosexuality. Is the University of Birmingham still willing to…
