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Late night Bertie cat x
May 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Late night Bertie cat x
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UK universities look to open campuses in India amid financial woes at home
UK universities look to open campuses in India amid financial woes at home
Branches aim to tap into huge domestic market in face of changing visa regimes and international competition
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
UK universities look to open campuses in India amid financial woes at home
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It's been a busy could of weeks in higher education, and first up is my long read for @timeshighered.bsky.social into universities that are establishing subsidiary firms to avoid paying TPS contributions #academicbluesky 📰🗞️
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/are-we...
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/are-we...
Are we about to see many more UK staff locked out of the TPS pension?
Amid financial turmoil, post-92s are creating subsidiaries to employ staff without having to enrol them in the expensive Teachers’ Pension Scheme. But what does that mean for grant and REF eligibility...
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It's been a busy could of weeks in higher education, and first up is my long read for @timeshighered.bsky.social into universities that are establishing subsidiary firms to avoid paying TPS contributions #academicbluesky 📰🗞️
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/are-we...
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/are-we...
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The UK Higher Education funding model is broken. Sign this petition to add pressure to change it: docs.google.com/document/u/0...
Open Letter: Save Higher Education – A Call for Urgent Action Higher Education is in Crisis
docs.google.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The UK Higher Education funding model is broken. Sign this petition to add pressure to change it: docs.google.com/document/u/0...
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10000 planned redundancies in UK universities (so far).
Ten. Thousand.
Ten. Thousand.
I’ve just totted these up. Circa 10000 planned redundancies in UK universities. That’s just the declared figures. What are you doing about it Jacqui Smith and Keir Starmer? Nothing isn’t good enough. qmucu.org/qmul-transfo...
UK HE shrinking
This is a live page of all the redundancies, restructures, reorganisations, and closures taking place across the sector at the moment. Solidarity to all. This sector is vital to the country’s…
qmucu.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
10000 planned redundancies in UK universities (so far).
Ten. Thousand.
Ten. Thousand.
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Meanwhile in Wales, academics at Cardiff University warned the country’s HE landscape could be “devastated” by plans to cut 400 FTE staff, and that course closures mean some courses will cease to exist in Wales. I spoke to #UCU members and academics 🎤
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cardiff...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cardiff...
Cardiff cuts: ‘They don’t grasp what university means for Wales’
Academics warn of ‘culture of fear’ at pre-eminent Welsh institution amid plans to axe courses and hundreds of jobs
www.timeshighereducation.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Meanwhile in Wales, academics at Cardiff University warned the country’s HE landscape could be “devastated” by plans to cut 400 FTE staff, and that course closures mean some courses will cease to exist in Wales. I spoke to #UCU members and academics 🎤
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cardiff...
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cardiff...
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"It is impossible to be a top-line manager and administrator and mentor and researcher and writer and outreach officer and IT expert and online instructor and pedagogical innovator and recruiter and teacher and marker and external examiner and press pundit and grant bidder and editor."
It’s Not Your Fault That Academic Life is Getting Harder by Glen O’Hara
Universities are in trouble, and it’s not just money we’re talking about. They are living through something of a crisis of confidence, even of trust and faith. More and more, I find myself, and my col...
voicesofacademia.com
September 4, 2024 at 10:57 AM
"It is impossible to be a top-line manager and administrator and mentor and researcher and writer and outreach officer and IT expert and online instructor and pedagogical innovator and recruiter and teacher and marker and external examiner and press pundit and grant bidder and editor."
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December 23, 2024 at 8:32 PM
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January 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM