I'm reposting this thread. It's all there. If you want some info on what's really going on re our university thanks ᴅʀ ᴅᴇᴀɴ ᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ

Yes, we need sime common sense nature.com/articles/d4158…

okay I'm partially relieved, actually looks like some high level planning for funding models is going to go on...temporary injections of money stuff.co.nz/national/educa…

Why use 'bailout' language!??? Just stop. It is not a bailout. Universities are not off the hook. And don't forget about banks, seriously.

haaa... name change brought up...comms...

marketing... he's not wrong...possibly become unbalanced

Thanks Grant, you are absolutely right. Excellent academics, education, experience, we go above and beyond...

Don't get me wrong, comms and marketing are important. It just might be unbalanced. I know as an academic I do a ton of marketing and comms myself.

I do wonder if the shredders are busy in the big shiny buildings across the world🫢

Carleton hosts "Rekindling the Fire" gathering for First Nations pursuing self-government, providing space to discuss how to re-establish their traditional forms of government and leave behind the Indian Act. carleton.ca/sppa/2023/reki… @FPACarleton @fn_gov Frances Abele

"If you torture the data long enough, they'll confess to anything."

In the 'my announcement is better than yours' race, so easy to announce new and upgraded roads, infrastructure, ... but seriously we all know what will really happen, a few questionable PPPs and no sustainability...

Average pay around the world for women footballers is 14,000. I mean have you seen the World Cup? Get on and pay them properly.

My twitter feed (!) is mostly full of adverts now. Is that what others are seeing? Maybe there are some settings I'm missing. Course the whole experience is going down... have people moved on?

Isn't anyone worried, I mean 'Blackrock'... (NZ infrastructure...)

Two people who are proper experts... making some things clear Taxing questions: is National glossing over the likely cost of administering its new ‘revenue measures'? theconversation.com/taxing-questio… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Peer review, for free, is part of what we do. BUT, asking me to peer review an article for which the author will have to pay thousands of (US) dollars to have it reachable to an audience... I'm quite tired of it!

Amazing explanation, wish the world understood this better

8 years in NZ, and in the middle of summer I still think 'what a nice August we are having'...

I work with my students on defining the policy problem, and National are not being well advised or choosing to ignore good advice - attendance at school= bad parenting... nooo not again... how about framework for schooling is old, not fit for purpose.... newshub.co.nz/home/politics/…