Advocating an independent cross-border university for the North West, the return of Magee College to Derry and independent oversight of the North's universities
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Ulster University attempting to blame their near-bankruptcy on Magee expansion - to which they contributed ZERO capital - and away from their unnecessary and unsanctioned £400m new campus in North Belfast.
Coleraine and Derry must stand together and challenge Belfast greed.
May 18
Concerns have been raised about the impact job losses at Ulster University would have on its Coleraine campus and the wider economy on the north coast. bbc.in/4ud44id
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Derry University Group retweeted
Jun 13
With 450 livelihoods on the line @UlsterUni @StudyAtUlster staff will rightly ask how much this wining and dining event at Westminster cost? Was there much chat about the proposed 450 redundancies?
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Derry University Group retweeted
Jun 12
"In this place, we oppose all harm by words and actions on the basis of difference of race and colour."
Ráth Mór staff and board stand together against hate.
#UniteAgainstRacisim
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Derry University Group retweeted
Lá Fhéile Cholmcille sona daoibh go léir.
'Derry I cherish ever, it is calm, it is clear'
(Translation by @seamusheaneyest from The @HonestUlsterman)
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Derry University Group retweeted
May 30
NEW: Department of Education heavily redacts Minister’s letters to Head of Civil Service, after hiding them for more than year
The Department continues to conceal the bulk of what appear to be tense letters from Paul Givan to Jayne Brady.
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Derry University Group retweeted
The Minister's review of UU's (unsustainable) multi-campus development strategy cannot come soon enough.
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UU management face a crisis here. If they cut in Derry or Coleraine, they risk losing City Deal funding from both constituencies - and also the wrath of the minister who is committed to regional development. If they cut in Belfast, they risk the viability of the new campus.
May 28
@UCU_Ulster members, our latest news letter has just been pinged to your inboxes alongside notification/ a link of our upcoming branch meeting on 5th June ✊❤️
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Derry University Group retweeted
May 28
UPDATE ⚠️
@ulsteruni Vice Chancellor has not bothered to respond to the Derry & Strabane Council's motion opposing 450 redundancies
UU is a key employer, education centre, civic hub & economic driver in the Derry & Strabane area. The UU VC should respond as a matter of urgency
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UU management face a crisis here. If they cut in Derry or Coleraine, they risk losing City Deal funding from both constituencies - and also the wrath of the minister who is committed to regional development. If they cut in Belfast, they risk the viability of the new campus.
May 28
@UCU_Ulster members, our latest news letter has just been pinged to your inboxes alongside notification/ a link of our upcoming branch meeting on 5th June ✊❤️
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The Minister's review of UU's (unsustainable) multi-campus development strategy cannot come soon enough.
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Now imagine a system with no oversight, such as we have here in Northern Ireland.
Our case is worse again as our entire HE sector is bankrupt because of unchecked overspending, but Dublin has invested properly, targetting HE as a priority, so rendering NI very much second-class.
The UK's university system is about to collapse.
Discuss.
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Derry University Group retweeted
Is Minister @CArchibald_SF considering the dissolution of UU?
Very important - potentially epoch-shaping - update from the @ColeraineChron.
share.google/gJHuG5aqccV85nY…
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Derry University Group retweeted
May 23
Handled properly, this could be the saving of Derry.
The @RIAdawson blueprint - of a cross-border NWU, independent of Belfast - is now firmly on the agenda.
Is Minister @CArchibald_SF considering the dissolution of UU?
Very important - potentially epoch-shaping - update from the @ColeraineChron.
share.google/gJHuG5aqccV85nY…
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Derry University Group retweeted
May 21
Wonder is it because Magee expansion was in there...
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May 20
Add £100m private investment on top of:
Public investment:
£340m Grand Central
£370m UU Belfast
£700m maternity & children's hospitals in pipeline.
Vs
Foyle St bus station - outdoor toilet.
Magee - about £25m invested over 10 years.
Altnagelvin - can't get an A&E upgrade.
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Ulster University attempting to blame their near-bankruptcy on Magee expansion - to which they contributed ZERO capital - and away from their unnecessary and unsanctioned £400m new campus in North Belfast.
Coleraine and Derry must stand together and challenge Belfast greed.
May 18
Concerns have been raised about the impact job losses at Ulster University would have on its Coleraine campus and the wider economy on the north coast. bbc.in/4ud44id
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Derry University Group retweeted
May 18
Ulster University informs catering staff of ‘voluntary options to reduce hours’ over summer
Meeting comes in wake of UU announcing financial pressures and plans to cut 450 jobs
belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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