Hello my Uni (Gloucestershire) is advertising for someone to teach my modules for a semester. This would suit an early career person looking for experience so please do circulate if you know anyone. Here’s the link: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM623/p...

Job alert! We're advertising for a full-time, permanent Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in 20thC American History at Edge Hill. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNX206/l...

I was told that managers argued for potential cuts and closure of departments by looking at their contribution margins, i.e. their financial contribution to the university. I wonder if these managers have ever heard about the 'cost allocation death spiral'. #UKHE www.linkedin.com/pulse/cost-a...

In a study of professors, women got 378 new work requests over 4 weeks vs 118 for men. Women spent more time on service, advising & teaching; men on research. Orgs should track who is taking extra duties & ensure they are rewarded and distributed fairly. www.forbes.com/sites/kimels...

For anyone interested in Georgian Britain, here is a link to a documentary I contributed to on Sky History: www.sky.com/watch/series...

Do I know anyone here who is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society who could support my application (deadline 11 August?) I’d be very grateful

Last year we ran a survey on UK HE redundancies. Based on 349 responses, the UNIVERSITIES DEGRADED REPORT uncovers awful conditions, targeting of marginalised groups, & far more cuts than estimated. People's stories matter. We can hold leaders to account. Please share widely tinyurl.com/48nzf7ew

Gisèle Pelicot stood with her head held high in a courtroom in Avignon, France, on Thursday as the verdicts in the four-month rape trial of her ex-husband and 50 other men were read. Her image has become a symbol of female strength around the world, our critic writes. Read more: nyti.ms/41Ju7lP

I am going to eat so much cheese next week…

Sure, Taylor Swift has just completed a globe-spanning, multi-billion dollar making, epochal, music tour. She is a god that walks among us. BUT has she ever completed 12 weeks of teaching and stared down the barrel of marking 60 end of year student portfolios? At Christmas? No. She has not.

I’m doing a lot of Uni marking at the moment and noticing two words being used repeatedly (and not accurately) by students. ‘Profoundly’ and ‘contrastingly’. I have no idea why! AI, maybe?

Genius 😆 www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-f...

I was told recently that a major reason humanists aren’t in as many upper admin positions is that we’re viewed as annoying progress blockers because we ask inconvenient questions and also because we’re comfortable sitting w ambiguity & discomfort and also don’t rush to the nearest solution as an end

Richard Powers’ Playground is a must read. Contemplates the impact of technology on humanity and the environment. Beautiful writing about the ocean… a nuanced and complex novel.

I keep trying to write something eloquent and just being tired. History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them. Signed, a physicist

We are now up to 84 universities making staff redundant. A key part of our society is retreating at a staggering pace that would never be allowed if the decisions were all seen and weighed up together. qmucu.org/qmul-transfo...

Late to the party but I’ve just finished reading Alan Holinghurst’s The Line of Beauty- wow! What a brilliant book

About 10,000 jobs going or gone in Britain's universities. This trend will accelerate markedly next year. www.timeshighereducation.com/news/univers...

Autocorrect ALMOST got me into a lot of trouble today. I was sending an email to a student and wrote ‘Hi Dougal’ and, without me noticing at first, it changed it to ‘Hi Adorable’. Can you imagine if I hadn’t proof- read and sent it to the student like that??? MORTIFYING

Happy to be here after deleting my other account… hope to rebuild and reconnect with non-toxic folks! ❤️