Monthly Archives: May 2016

University pay

This week academics are going on strike for higher pay. The Times Higher  has just published a survey of university salaries. As we know, real academic pay has been on the slide for some years, unless of course you are … Continue reading

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Two years old

This blog has just passed its second birthday, set up in response to the neoliberal overbearing management that Kingston, and indeed many other universities, are subject to. Its purpose is to give voice to the many dissenting employees who are … Continue reading

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Tales from the riverbank – April

Dear April Fools There are various words/phrases that raise hackles in a University context – staff, education as a public service, principal lecturers, students — this is a business we’re running for pity’s sake. Customers, marketing and service culture is … Continue reading

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