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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Academic bullies
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
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Da doo Ron Ron
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
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Censorship
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
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Tulip Mania
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
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Annual staff survey
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
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Tales of the Riverbank – October
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
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