It's been happening since at least covid. Smaller disciplines just getting cut from programs. Looks like Wollongong expects that Earth Science department needs to make a 60% profit to remain "viable" and cover the admin overheads...

Abraham, you'd think so. About 60% of export income is from the resources sector, but to mention the way earth science is needed for food/water/energy security, to help us deal with natural hazards, to help us decarbonise the economy, etc...

Wellll at least it's not 48degC... 😂

Yep this would need to involve reps from around the country. Hope you and family are having a restful weekend!

Sure, the more input and suggestions, the better. Have reached out to Iain Stewart and suggested we also make this international so that people are not reinventing the wheel. Could work via IUGS or unesco.

We had 200 people attend the meeting, from academia, industry, and the community. United and extremely engaged, I've never seen a meeting like it. We are pushing this issue on all fronts. I've written some rough notes. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

And to make the decision easier, come along to hear our invited speaker Dr Sebastian Steinig who led the development of the amazing Climate Archive community tool. climatearchive.org

But did you see the original session description? I thought it was totally and utterly uncontroversial and really nicely written. My brain glitched just trying to see how it could be interpreted as something controversial or sinister. Goes to show how easily triggered folks like that are.

We need to call it out immediately, and in public. More men need to step up and be better allies. We need to set better examples. If we don't, the resulting toxic and exclusive culture will turn away the very talent we need. You're clearly doing your part. Rock on! 😎😊🧭🌍✌️

And we wonder why the younger generations don't want to join our discipline? It's because the culture of the discipline is much as what we see in those comments.