Monthly Archives: October 2014

A recent “anonymous academic” column in the Guardian opens with the sentence “Bullying is rife in academia – and it is tolerated to an extent that wouldn’t be acceptable in other areas.” Many at Kingston University will recognise this and … Continue reading →

A management song from the 60s (1860s), by Jools Spectre and the Ronettes, famous for the Big Wall of Crap I looked at his proposal and my heart stood still Da doo Ron Ron Ron, da doo Ron Ron He … Continue reading →

It should be no surprise in these neoliberal times when universities have turned into corporations run by fat cats that they should start threatening their own students, but the treatment of Plymouth University’s student paper editor is still a shock, … Continue reading →

It’s been a while (though not long enough) since the last mad management scheme — the loutish Academic Demotion and Regression wheeze — was imposed on the hapless staff at Kingston. But we wait no longer. Ron Tuninga, new dean … Continue reading →

The annual staff survey is upon us once again, our chance to see if The Management really are “listening to what is important for staff”. Some of us wonder whether any hearing is attached to the listening. Staff have been … Continue reading →

Dear Staff (those still here) The new academic year has started and the University is full of staff. Depressed, unenthusiastic lecturers were crowding into “Jobseekers Fayre”; they are looking forward to a University experience different to Kingston, and they hope … Continue reading →