Bristol UCU1) 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 […]
1) What To Drop? – The UoB Workload Crisis Members are still encouraged to submit concrete workload proposals on what can be stopped, postponed or parked. Contact ucu-office@bristol.ac.uk. Branch reps look forward to discussing these proposals at a meeting with University Officers tomorrow. — 2) UCU NEC Elections Elections to UCU’s National Executive Committee (NEC) are […]
1) Dispute Latest At our final Dispute Resolution meeting on Monday, Branch Negotiators, while welcoming a host of positive changes banked so far, for example, in the Risk Assessment process and regarding online programme requests, asked the University to commit to online teaching until at least the Easter vacation. This would see the University join […]
1) In-Person, F2F Teaching Dispute Latest Firstly, Happy New Year to Bristol UCU members. As we finish TB1 and enter TB2, teaching, except for ‘certain subjects [link] such as Medicine and Dentistry, is now online to at least February 15th, with ‘planning for teaching to remain online until Easter, if necessary’. Our branch headline demand, ‘an immediate […]