Think getting a brilliant international scholar is easy? Think again! 🤯 At @UniCressington,
even a ring-fenced grant for a #Brazilian professor can become a multi-departmental
administrative epic! 📚

Our processes are so robust, they can stop genius in its tracks.

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Meet Mr. Gareth "Gaz" Grimshaw from Finance. He suspects academics of secretly hoarding laptops and views devices with a "half-eaten fruit symbol" as unnecessary indulgences, especially those under 2.5 kg.

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🔥 Only at the University of Cressington: You need two professors, the Head of
Operations, the Grants Manager, and the Finance Department to approve the £17 airport
sandwich for the PI that keeps a £3 million project running

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Cressington University: We attract millions in grant funding for world-changing research, which we meticulously safeguard by ensuring our top minds, like Professor Sharpe, spend 90% of their time on compliance forms.

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Proudly presenting the University of Cressington and its Registrar - Reginald the Sloth of Compliance

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Hello! I run a multi-million-pound lab stimulating global infrastructure failure, yet just spent two hours justifying why a £17 lunch was "essential expenditure" when flying to a meeting. Send help, of at least a receipt for a £4.99 meal deal. #satire #academia #adminnightmare #university #uk🇬🇧