Kathryn Cassidy
@kathrynlcassidy.bsky.social
Geographer. Feminist. Abolitionist.
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/c/kathryn-cassidy/
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Was in Helsinki for a few months in 2019. My family came out for a few weeks in August. They really liked it. Taking the ferry out to Suomenlinna fortress was fun. Good zoo and aquarium and very safe walking and cycling city. Nice beaches for swimming (eg Hietaranta) and we went to Porvoo too.
October 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Was in Helsinki for a few months in 2019. My family came out for a few weeks in August. They really liked it. Taking the ferry out to Suomenlinna fortress was fun. Good zoo and aquarium and very safe walking and cycling city. Nice beaches for swimming (eg Hietaranta) and we went to Porvoo too.
I also recently published this piece in Geoforum on what these regimes mean for workers in public sector institutions, including HE, and how they negotiate ‘border work’ - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Constrained agency and everyday borderworkers in public sector institutions
Borderwork has often been defined expansively to reveal the multiple actors, processes and practices engaged in bordering. However, not all borderwork…
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October 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I also recently published this piece in Geoforum on what these regimes mean for workers in public sector institutions, including HE, and how they negotiate ‘border work’ - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Definitely. Starting salaries mask scales, which often have discretionary points at the top too, to add to the complexity. But I think we still need to be cautious when assuming job titles/equivalence in the context of changing academic structures. I think I need to go away and read more on this!
August 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Definitely. Starting salaries mask scales, which often have discretionary points at the top too, to add to the complexity. But I think we still need to be cautious when assuming job titles/equivalence in the context of changing academic structures. I think I need to go away and read more on this!
I think the picture is more complex; the pre- and post-92 binary masks huge diversity, e.g. Newcastle & Northumbria unis have the same starting salary of £40,497 on their lecturer scale. Grades & roles don’t always completely align across the sector, esp since moves to US-style academic structures.
August 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I think the picture is more complex; the pre- and post-92 binary masks huge diversity, e.g. Newcastle & Northumbria unis have the same starting salary of £40,497 on their lecturer scale. Grades & roles don’t always completely align across the sector, esp since moves to US-style academic structures.