'It's just adding 1 in the denominator, how bad can it be?'

How bad it can be:

Thank you to all those who attended our International Workers Memorial rally today, where we marked the tragic deaths of workers who have sadly died at work and commit to fighting for safe workplaces for all.

We mourn the dead, we fight for the living.

Proud to be at a rally in support of our friends and colleagues from the University of Sheffield Hallam, who are suffering from yet another assault to their workers' rights by their appalling management. UCUHallam Sheffield UCU Green Party Trade Union Group Trade Union Group

OPINE: 'While it may be uncomfortable for University management to hand over their correspondence... it is their legal obligation.'

My response to University of Aberdeen's decision to label two of my FOI requests as 'vexatious and unreasonable.'

Please read.

gaudie.co.uk/post/vexatious…

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.Sheffield UCU staff - have you had any issues with the iSheffield check-in app? I am reporting on issues surrounding its introduction for Now Then Magazine and would like to speak to you. DM if this is you.

It makes sad reading for those in UK HE.
The line on The University of Sheffield probably sums up the thoughts of many of the staff?

The silencing of critical voices will not solve any of the problems of UK HE.

🙄

🚨JUST ANNOUNCED: Labour will create Great British Railways.

Under Labour our railways will be:

✅Publicly owned
✅Passenger focused
✅Fit for the future

Only Labour has a plan to get our trains back on track:

labour.org.uk/get-britain-mo…

We joined UNISON Sheffield Hallam University and UCUHallam for the rally today outside the Owen Building to bring our solidarity and support as they face job cuts and attacks on terms and conditions. Sheffield UCU

Pleasure to bring solidarity to UNISON Sheffield Hallam University and UCUHallam today as they fight attacks on jobs, terms and conditions.

Sheffield TUC is on twitter! Again. Don't ask. Please follow us, share our new account and come to celebrate International Workers Day with us though! #iwd2024

James Watt, CEO of Brewdog, is so punk he..

•⁠ ⁠attended Nigel Farage's 60th birthday party.
•⁠ ⁠scrapped paying staff the real living wage.

Which is why he's our Worst Employer of the Month!

@Nowak_Paul Unite Hospitality

Started this academic year being promoted to prof. Ending it facing redundancy. Well at least life is never dull in academia! 😂 Goldsmiths UCU Sociology, Goldsmiths

Which is it?? Can't have it both ways University of Aberdeen

It seems that the pursuit of truth is officially 'vexatious,' according to University of Aberdeen

Both of my FOI requests were rejected today, as I've apparently asked too many questions of senior management...

Extraordinary.

For an example of how gendered language on teaching evals disadvantages women in academia, let's look at Ben Schmidt's interactive tool that allows you to search teaching reviews by keyword, separated by gender.

Here's the word 'genius.' Men are blue, women are orange.

With another semester ending, here's your annual reminder that teaching evaluations systemically disadvantage women. Even when controlling for grades and other factors, students (esp. males) consistently give female professors lower scores. This can have serious ramifications.🧵

This shows frequency of the word 'unqualified' in teaching reviews. Women in orange, men in blue.