Monthly Archives: August 2014

Ratty’s lack of discernment

What academics do. In his latest newsletter, our Dear Leader worries that it is “difficult to discern the outputs of self managed time”. One has to wonder whether the Riverhouse Rat knows anything about the way academics work. What are … Continue reading

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Tales of the Riverbank – August’s unedited newsletter

The end of another academic year, the end of employment for some, the planning well in place to get rid of more. Those who think that we close down for months over the summer have no idea that the University … Continue reading

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How not to value your staff

Following the numerous surveys of the last few years in which staff complain they are undervalued, the results of which no one disputes and about which nothing has been done, a series of open meetings have been held in which … Continue reading

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