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    15 days ago

    Given that we say “at university” not “at a university” I think we can assume Uni is a non-count noun and avoid pluralising it altogether.

    Although i’ve noticed the way non-count nouns are treated seems less stable, so maybe that whole thing is on the way out. Data is often treated as a plural not a non-count noun - i heard “this data is” 15+ years ago, whereas i hear “these data are” now.

    I think it’s very reasonable to pluralize the abbrievation with an apostrophe though, especially since “unis” would naturally be read with a short ‘i’ rather than the ‘ee’ of “Uni”