Perhaps the most exciting of all lockdown deliveries: a box full of real life copies of my book! Thanks @ManchesterUP for doing such a great job with the cover design 😍
I have written to UKRI, calling out the disgraceful actions of the government, and the cowardly response of the UKRI.
We will be advising UCU members to withdraw from all UKRI advisory positions.
This fight has been coming for a while now. We are ready.
Do not let anyone tell you that this would have happened anyway because the financial landscape changed.
It happened because UCU members and negotiators fought for it.
Had we not stood in the cold and sacrificed ££££, our pension would have been decimated and no DB.
University students are being let down by relentless strikes
We want to end this disruption and the resulting impact on their education
So today, I’m announcing that we will consult to introduce minimum service levels in universities so students get the teaching they deserve
What a treat to end the week hearing about how we can celebrate and build research culture from @kayguccione and Elaine Gourlay from @UofGlasgow. Lots to think about as we launch our new PGR development programme and welcome new students in October!
🚨NEW: Birkbeck senior management are hiring lecturers on hourly paid, fixed-term contracts to cover the work of permanent staff who they have just laid off.
Shame on you, @BirkbeckUoL. This is the very worst of the sector.
@CordeliaBeattie@Brodie_Waddell@cath_fletcher@sharon_howard @LegalMiscellany @KjKesselring @StarChamberEliz@WomenHistLaw No petitions in any borough/town courts that I’ve looked at - all pleas as Cordelia says. Though I’ve largely worked on pre-1500 records but would expect the same continues later due to the quick and accessible nature of borough courts with limited attorney involvement.
In REF2021 @HUM_ResearchUEA Main Panel D submission was ranked 5th of 136 & our submission increased in size > than 80% from REF2014 ... Today it was announced @uniofeastanglia will disproportionately target brutal staff cuts amongst these research 🌟... 31 of 36 will be in HUM💔
My book is out in paperback! At a more affordable price & with some lovely quotes on the back cover 🤩
I still have some spare copies of this & edited vols on town courts / women & law. Students/precariously employed people - pls DM if you’d like one! Info on each book below.