Dr Anna Seabourne
@lucubrat.bsky.social
Lucubrat: 'impudent child of laborious late night study', Anna Seabourne is an expert researcher developer, facilitator, coach, edtech enthusiast. #wiasn
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A significant new development in the Imperial College pay dispute.
The Joint Trade Unions have uncovered that key 2018 pay benchmarking recommendations—based on extensive staff consultation—were quietly set aside by College management.
Read the full update here: ucu.imperial.ac.uk/archives/1143
The Joint Trade Unions have uncovered that key 2018 pay benchmarking recommendations—based on extensive staff consultation—were quietly set aside by College management.
Read the full update here: ucu.imperial.ac.uk/archives/1143
Joint Trade Unions demand transparency over Imperial’s pay benchmarking
In brief (if you don’t have much time)
The Imperial Joint Trade Unions (JTU) have written to the University Negotiating Team (UNT) to raise serious concerns about the College’s handling of the 2018 Pa...
ucu.imperial.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A significant new development in the Imperial College pay dispute.
The Joint Trade Unions have uncovered that key 2018 pay benchmarking recommendations—based on extensive staff consultation—were quietly set aside by College management.
Read the full update here: ucu.imperial.ac.uk/archives/1143
The Joint Trade Unions have uncovered that key 2018 pay benchmarking recommendations—based on extensive staff consultation—were quietly set aside by College management.
Read the full update here: ucu.imperial.ac.uk/archives/1143
Reporting in Imperial's student newspaper on the joint trade union strike action @ucuimperial.bsky.social felixonline.co.uk/articles/uni...
Unionised staff reject final pay award and vote for strike action
Members of Imperial’s Joint Trade Unions (JTU) have voted in favour of strike action following a dispute with the College over its 2025/2026 pay award.
The Imperial branch of the University and Colle...
felixonline.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Reporting in Imperial's student newspaper on the joint trade union strike action @ucuimperial.bsky.social felixonline.co.uk/articles/uni...
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Applications are open for #LILAC26 bursaries! In addition to LILAC bursaries, which provide a full conference place, you can apply for Local to LILAC day delegate bursaries, aimed at those that live or work close to the University of Sheffield. Find out more & apply on our website.
LILAC
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October 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Applications are open for #LILAC26 bursaries! In addition to LILAC bursaries, which provide a full conference place, you can apply for Local to LILAC day delegate bursaries, aimed at those that live or work close to the University of Sheffield. Find out more & apply on our website.
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A reminder that we're on strike again today -- ALL WELCOME TO JOIN US AT 11.00 at the Exhibition Road entrance for a march around campus to make some noise and show your feelings to management!
If you’re on or around campus, join us for a 15-minute march at 11 am (today and tomorrow), starting from the Exhibition Road entrance. Everyone is welcome — non-striking staff, students, families, children, pets — anyone who believes in fair pay.
Joint Trade Unions
Joint Trade Unions
imperial.ac.uk
October 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
A reminder that we're on strike again today -- ALL WELCOME TO JOIN US AT 11.00 at the Exhibition Road entrance for a march around campus to make some noise and show your feelings to management!
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Born #OnThisDay in 1930 was Gladys West. As a mathematician and computer programmer, West created an accurate model of the Earth's shape, and her work on satellite geodesic modelling laid the foundations for GPS technology. #WomenInSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth https://bbc.in/4nsn0FA
100 Women: Gladys West - the 'hidden figure' of GPS
Gladys West was instrumental in developing the mathematics behind GPS - but until now her story has remained untold.
bbc.in
October 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Born #OnThisDay in 1930 was Gladys West. As a mathematician and computer programmer, West created an accurate model of the Earth's shape, and her work on satellite geodesic modelling laid the foundations for GPS technology. #WomenInSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth https://bbc.in/4nsn0FA
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Imperial UCU members are on strike today and tomorrow.
This action covers all parts of the College — academic, technical, administrative, and operational.
It’s about fairness, dignity, and pay that keeps pace with the cost of living.
This action covers all parts of the College — academic, technical, administrative, and operational.
It’s about fairness, dignity, and pay that keeps pace with the cost of living.
Joint Trade Unions
Joint Trade Unions
imperial.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Imperial UCU members are on strike today and tomorrow.
This action covers all parts of the College — academic, technical, administrative, and operational.
It’s about fairness, dignity, and pay that keeps pace with the cost of living.
This action covers all parts of the College — academic, technical, administrative, and operational.
It’s about fairness, dignity, and pay that keeps pace with the cost of living.
From Organiser to Participant: Reimagining the Role of Professional Services in Researcher Training (I have a clash, but it's being recorded).
When: Thursday 23rd October
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/225e21...
When: Thursday 23rd October
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/225e21...
October 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
From Organiser to Participant: Reimagining the Role of Professional Services in Researcher Training (I have a clash, but it's being recorded).
When: Thursday 23rd October
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/225e21...
When: Thursday 23rd October
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/225e21...
"One key finding is that the postdoc period seems more important than the doctoral training to achieve [...early career...] success." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success | PNAS
Postdoctoral training is a career stage often described as a demanding and anxiety-laden
time when many promising PhDs see their academic dreams sl...
www.pnas.org
January 27, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"One key finding is that the postdoc period seems more important than the doctoral training to achieve [...early career...] success." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Appalled to hear that my alma mater is planning to reduce staff in East Asian Studies. Please sign and share: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sh... #japanese #eastasianstudies #sheffield
Sheffield Uni Needs East Asian Studies!
The University of Sheffield has been a global leader in East Asian Studies since its inception as the national centre for modern Japanese Studies in 1963. Korean Studies was introduced in 1979 and mai...
www.megaphone.org.uk
January 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Appalled to hear that my alma mater is planning to reduce staff in East Asian Studies. Please sign and share: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sh... #japanese #eastasianstudies #sheffield
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New blogpost:
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
Why I have resigned from the Royal Society
The Royal Society is a venerable institution founded in 1660, whose original members included such eminent men as Christopher Wren, Robert H...
deevybee.blogspot.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:49 AM
New blogpost:
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
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Research terms confuse most people.
Many confuse preliminary with exploratory.
Or mix up basic and applied research.
Or mistake validity levels.
But research terms are simpler than you think.
Here are the key differences explained:
(Poster source: Hermosillo, Ryan, Gupta)
Many confuse preliminary with exploratory.
Or mix up basic and applied research.
Or mistake validity levels.
But research terms are simpler than you think.
Here are the key differences explained:
(Poster source: Hermosillo, Ryan, Gupta)
November 25, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Research terms confuse most people.
Many confuse preliminary with exploratory.
Or mix up basic and applied research.
Or mistake validity levels.
But research terms are simpler than you think.
Here are the key differences explained:
(Poster source: Hermosillo, Ryan, Gupta)
Many confuse preliminary with exploratory.
Or mix up basic and applied research.
Or mistake validity levels.
But research terms are simpler than you think.
Here are the key differences explained:
(Poster source: Hermosillo, Ryan, Gupta)
Starter pack for Martial Arts Studies created by @paulbowman.bsky.social go.bsky.app/VpctyoL
November 24, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Starter pack for Martial Arts Studies created by @paulbowman.bsky.social go.bsky.app/VpctyoL
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Catching up on some important stuff now I'm better...
“Ethics is not just about avoiding evil,” he says: “It’s also about promoting good.” The declaration is “quite silent” on potential benefits to participants, says Caesar Atuire
www.science.org/content/arti...
“Ethics is not just about avoiding evil,” he says: “It’s also about promoting good.” The declaration is “quite silent” on potential benefits to participants, says Caesar Atuire
www.science.org/content/arti...
Key global bioethics guidelines get ‘dramatic’ update
Revised Declaration of Helsinki stresses need for equity, protection of vulnerable groups, and research integrity
www.science.org
November 20, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Catching up on some important stuff now I'm better...
“Ethics is not just about avoiding evil,” he says: “It’s also about promoting good.” The declaration is “quite silent” on potential benefits to participants, says Caesar Atuire
www.science.org/content/arti...
“Ethics is not just about avoiding evil,” he says: “It’s also about promoting good.” The declaration is “quite silent” on potential benefits to participants, says Caesar Atuire
www.science.org/content/arti...
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An introductory KE starter pack is here: do ask me to be added to the pack (or removed from it!) and we'll try to build a community of those with interests in, or related to, knowledge exchange, knowledge transfer, technology transfer and KE-mediated research impact.
go.bsky.app/8sC4hAL
go.bsky.app/8sC4hAL
November 20, 2024 at 10:40 PM
An introductory KE starter pack is here: do ask me to be added to the pack (or removed from it!) and we'll try to build a community of those with interests in, or related to, knowledge exchange, knowledge transfer, technology transfer and KE-mediated research impact.
go.bsky.app/8sC4hAL
go.bsky.app/8sC4hAL
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How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
November 18, 2024 at 12:02 PM
How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
🧵
Dr Karen Hinxman, Head of the White Rose University Consortium, argues that university consortiums will have a vital role to play in responding to the higher education sector’s financial woes. whiterose.ac.uk/news/karen-h...
Karen Hinxman says university collaborations help higher education institutions tackle mutual challenges
This article was first published by Research Professional on 17th November, 2024 Earlier this month, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, told university vice-chancellors that far greater coll...
whiterose.ac.uk
November 18, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Dr Karen Hinxman, Head of the White Rose University Consortium, argues that university consortiums will have a vital role to play in responding to the higher education sector’s financial woes. whiterose.ac.uk/news/karen-h...
November 17, 2024 at 11:05 PM
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The reality is that you can't mandate RTO without losing talent. To the larger companies that are trying, the smaller ones say "Go ahead, take remote work away. Make your employees angry enough to quit, as doing so helps me attract your talent."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Think twice before ordering work-from-home employees to return to the office
Companies are facing backlash after telling staff to cut back on working from home. That’s a good way to alienate talent
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:10 PM
The reality is that you can't mandate RTO without losing talent. To the larger companies that are trying, the smaller ones say "Go ahead, take remote work away. Make your employees angry enough to quit, as doing so helps me attract your talent."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
November 15, 2024 at 6:26 PM
Surveying precarity - researchers with a PhD doing research in all scientific domains, all sectors, including academia, business, public administration and non-profit private sector, all career stages, early-stage postdoctoral to senior researchers. icorsainternationalsurvey24.limesurvey.net/536168
ICoRSA International Survey on Research Precarity
icorsainternationalsurvey24.limesurvey.net
November 14, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Surveying precarity - researchers with a PhD doing research in all scientific domains, all sectors, including academia, business, public administration and non-profit private sector, all career stages, early-stage postdoctoral to senior researchers. icorsainternationalsurvey24.limesurvey.net/536168
Free webinar on research careers: www.inspiring-era.eu/event/europe...
Boost your career: new EU tools and support for attractive research careers - Inspiring Era
Are you a researcher looking to enhance your career? Join an online event to hear about the wide range of initiatives, tools, and support mechanisms!
www.inspiring-era.eu
November 14, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Free webinar on research careers: www.inspiring-era.eu/event/europe...
A fantastic resource from @andytattersall.bsky.social for anyone involved in research and new here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
So where has everyone gone? Notable research and associated organisations in the UK (including international with UK ties) on social media
docs.google.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:29 PM
A fantastic resource from @andytattersall.bsky.social for anyone involved in research and new here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...