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New open access article in African Affairs with Elena Gadjanova & Ghadafi Saibu on the movement of (mis)information between social, traditional and pavement media, and implications for citizens' vulnerability to fake news academic.oup.com/afraf/advance-….

If you’ve ever wanted to write for The Continent but didn’t know where to start, here’s your chance. Pitch me. We don’t pay in exposure and you’ll be read in over 100 countries in Africa’s most widely read newspaper.

#Job Delighted to announce that the University of Birmingham is launching a new Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation - CEDAR We are also recruiting a two year CEDAR Post-Doc Exciting times at Uni of Birmingham Come join us! bham.taleo.net/careersection/…

If you can, donate to QMUL UCU's local hardship fund to support colleagues who've just lost 21 *working* days (!) worth of pay for rightly refusing to reschedule classes cancelled due to a legal strike. gofundme.com/f/ucu-queen-ma…

Together, we can end casualisation Back the talks, back the strikes, back the ballot #ucuRISING

'Universities want blanket contracts so you’re on the hook for any work they want to dump on you. I know many in professional services jobs who have been off sick with stress.' Not.Just.Lecturers. 👏 #ucuRISING theguardian.com/politics/2023/…

🚨Calling all #UCUPortsmouth members🚨 Important ballot papers should have popped through your letterboxes today. Get voting YES to further strike action and YES to action short of a strike. Let's show our unwavering solidarity to bring change to the HE sector #ucuRISING

Coverage in this evening's The Guardian about the #LetRihamStay campaign. Read more here: theguardian.com/education/2023… Riham: “These battles were imposed on me at a time when I was contending with death and at war with my own body. I was forced to fight on so many fronts."

We are advertising for a Lecturer in Global African Studies in the Leeds Uni Centre for African Studies Another wonderful opportunity to come work with us 👏

Portsmouth has VOTED YES ✊ #ucuRISING | UCU Portsmouth | Jo Grady

Nous recrutons un.e #postdoc #burkina-bè attaché.e à l'IGD à Ouaga pour travailler sur mon nouveau projet de recherche sur la sécurité et la démocratisation au Sahel (50%, 30 mois). Date limite pour candidater 15/03. + d'info ici: ayeler.com/fr/burkina-fas…

Finally got my ballot and posted it straight back! Haven't received yours? Hurry up and order a replacement one at yoursay.ucu.org.uk/s3/ucuRISING-b… #UCURising UCU UCU Portsmouth

🚨Job Alert!!! 🚨 U.S. Institute of Peace's Africa Center is looking to hire for the following roles: ✅Director, West Africa & Sahel. ✅Program Manager, West Africa & Sahel. ✅Two Research Assistants Eligibility criteria and application information in the link 👇🏾recruiting.ultipro.com/UNI1083USIOP/J…

Must-read thread & excellent (deeply upsetting) report on casualisation in HE, looking in detail at LSE ⬇️ It makes clear the exploitation & misery, impact of casualisation intersects with all forms of oppression & crushing workloads We all deserve better. #AntiCas UCU Anti-Casualisation Committee

After RFI & FRANCE 24 #BurkinaFaso expels 2 French correspondants of Libération & ⁦Le Monde⁩. ⁦VOA Afrique⁩ Bits by bits the press is being silenced and it will be harder and harder for local journalist to work, they are the ones at huge risk voanews.com/a/burkina-faso…

🚨University bosses are threatening to withhold up to 100% of staff pay for taking part in lawful industrial action This is an attack on our members and workers everywhere We need the whole movement behind us Donate to our fighting fund: ucu.org.uk/fightingfund #ucuRISING