Prof Ben Britton
@bmatb.expmicromech.com
Dyslexic atomic sorcerer @ UBC, Vancouver 🍁 (he/him & 🏳️🌈). 🐕 dad.
Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (🔬⚛️), Clean Tech, Academic Governance (UBC Senate & Faculty Assoc.), EDI.
Leads @expmicromech.com.
Has too many hills to die on. Views own.
Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (🔬⚛️), Clean Tech, Academic Governance (UBC Senate & Faculty Assoc.), EDI.
Leads @expmicromech.com.
Has too many hills to die on. Views own.
Speaking of, Imperial are looking for a new Dean of Engineering, Chris, if you want a return to the stomping grounds?
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Speaking of, Imperial are looking for a new Dean of Engineering, Chris, if you want a return to the stomping grounds?
Are we surprised...? No.
Are we disappointed...? Yes.
'that' meeting on the day of the general election haunts me as "this is never how I want to speak to my staff"
Are we disappointed...? Yes.
'that' meeting on the day of the general election haunts me as "this is never how I want to speak to my staff"
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Are we surprised...? No.
Are we disappointed...? Yes.
'that' meeting on the day of the general election haunts me as "this is never how I want to speak to my staff"
Are we disappointed...? Yes.
'that' meeting on the day of the general election haunts me as "this is never how I want to speak to my staff"
The drive home was wet, and dark.
Oh it's most certainly November
Oh it's most certainly November
November 6, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The drive home was wet, and dark.
Oh it's most certainly November
Oh it's most certainly November
In excess of 250 people who have signed the open letter are from my employer, UBC.
This is a pretty sizable cohort of concerned people to sign an open letter to the House of Commons Select Committee.
This is a pretty sizable cohort of concerned people to sign an open letter to the House of Commons Select Committee.
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
In excess of 250 people who have signed the open letter are from my employer, UBC.
This is a pretty sizable cohort of concerned people to sign an open letter to the House of Commons Select Committee.
This is a pretty sizable cohort of concerned people to sign an open letter to the House of Commons Select Committee.
Yes! Contact them and sign this petition here —it’s not just about EDI data! So much personally identifying information for applicants and reviewers will not be protected!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data
Why do we need urgent action to protect our data?
The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to science and research in ...
docs.google.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
That's what I read for some of the headline stuff - I mean we are in a pickle, so a gamble is probably needed right now 😬
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
That's what I read for some of the headline stuff - I mean we are in a pickle, so a gamble is probably needed right now 😬
I get that the law has some restraint on Universities, and in that way - the administration in particular, are curtailed in how we engage in this conversation.
However if this was a data breach by any other party, we would have made a statement, and done something about it.
However if this was a data breach by any other party, we would have made a statement, and done something about it.
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I get that the law has some restraint on Universities, and in that way - the administration in particular, are curtailed in how we engage in this conversation.
However if this was a data breach by any other party, we would have made a statement, and done something about it.
However if this was a data breach by any other party, we would have made a statement, and done something about it.
Meanwhile I am still trying to work out if our budget is a good or bad thing for academia and Canadian society 🫠
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Meanwhile I am still trying to work out if our budget is a good or bad thing for academia and Canadian society 🫠
Unless we are printing figure plates with blood and tears?
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Unless we are printing figure plates with blood and tears?
And having a senior role in one of the (perceived to be) leading rankings newspaper, which in effect trades off the rankings, while influencing how people get ranked - this is pretty much the multiple job title that poaches and game keepers the world over envy
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
And having a senior role in one of the (perceived to be) leading rankings newspaper, which in effect trades off the rankings, while influencing how people get ranked - this is pretty much the multiple job title that poaches and game keepers the world over envy
Steering into an iceberg is not a good way to steer a boat.
November 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Steering into an iceberg is not a good way to steer a boat.
Reposted by Prof Ben Britton
No Christopher. I can guess what it contains, and I can be delightfully ignorant of its true contents.
Rarely having him, and the peddling the rankings system, pop up in my life has been a relief.
Rarely having him, and the peddling the rankings system, pop up in my life has been a relief.
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
No Christopher. I can guess what it contains, and I can be delightfully ignorant of its true contents.
Rarely having him, and the peddling the rankings system, pop up in my life has been a relief.
Rarely having him, and the peddling the rankings system, pop up in my life has been a relief.
Christopher - this feed does not spark joy. You know the rules.
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Christopher - this feed does not spark joy. You know the rules.