'Staff across the university will learn their fate on Tuesday after a 10-week process over proposals originally expected to put around 190 full-time equivalent posts at risk.' A harrowingly anxious weekend for Dundee colleagues ahead. 1/3

EXCLUSIVE: Dundee University cuts shake-up revealed as compulsory redundancies loom

Hundreds of staff will learn their fate on Tuesday as Principal Nigel Seaton delivers update.

thecourier.co.uk

Not generally a fan of gatekeeping but I'm increasingly fond of the idea of an entrance exam for anyone who wants to write about universities, requiring them to demonstrate they are fully aware of the differences between a university and a debating society.

My absolute and heartfelt sympathies with the remaining staff at Dundee. It's been nearly two years of uncertainty and still not over.

The Courier UK@thecourier.co.uk · 13h ago

Hundreds of staff will learn their fate on Tuesday as Principal Nigel Seaton delivers update.

James Bond: you think I haven’t faced death before? Supervillain: oh, I don’t expect you to die, Mr. Bond. I expect you to suffer. *opens travel funding reimbursement software I think you will find your motorboat rental and casino reservations especially complex James Bond: no. no. pls kill me

Interesting thread but I'm not surprised that bullies work their way up. After all, bullies behave that way because (for them) it's proved successful. Bullies are often sycophants to the people who will go on to protect them. They don't bully everyone.

Petra Boynton@petraboynton.bsky.social · yesterday

Decades of research on bullying in academia tells us abusers are usually known in HEIs (including to HR). They typically stay in post, or are promoted. Their victims (within and outside the uni) are the ones who quit, step down, or are hurt. HEIs generally only act when their reputations are hit /1

No one tells you that the weirdest bit of moving to Scotland is mid August. What do you mean the rest of the world is on holiday? Why are there “summer specials”? It’s back to school autumn nip in the air here.

I have been away for a few days. Currently spending my evening trying to explain the concept of personal space to the cat who has clearly missed me.

'The test here is that the data is credible.' That's the rub, for the staff survey portion of TRAC. A starting point would be an independent survey asking staff who provide the data to comment on its credibility.

Everything you ever wanted to know about TRAC

It is the sector's most underused, and most misunderstood, data collection. David Kernohan wants to get it back on TRAC

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Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of @dundee.ac.uk The Guildford postmark is where it was sent to, not where it was sent from #DundeeWeek Did you stay at Belmont? If you like this image, I’d really appreciate a repost - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm

Fun fact. Poet William McGonagall spent some of his childhood living in South Ronaldsay, #Orkney after his family moved here to work as weavers. If you've never read The Tay Bridge Disaster before, THIS is the day. www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/william...

William McGonagall

William McGonagall has long been regarded as 'the worst poet in the history of the English language'.

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I know they’re marketing this for spam musubi, but the package design makes me very worried about the meat that went into that can.

Although impolite, the other bears could never help staring at Larry’s enormous deer gut.

I'm visiting the south of England but I appear to have inadvertently ended up at the centre of the Sun. And you've survived a month of this?

BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm... Firefighters in hospital as homes destroyed in West Midlands fires

Firefighters in hospital as homes destroyed in West Midlands fires

Firefighters are tackling blazes in Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire and the West Midlands.

bbc.co.uk

Ah, so REF will allow institutions to amend their HESA returns, without the usual charge. On the one hand, great. On the other hand lots of national data sets could end up needing republishing.

I'm disappointed. Haven't seen any pictures of happy A level students leaping in the air after receiving their results. Too much in this heat? But also, students opening envelopes? Don't they all get them on line rather than turn up at the school to collect them?

If you enjoyed this eclipse, you should pop the date of the next one in your colander.

See, I am bringing the weather with me 😂

William Carruthers@williamcarruthers.bsky.social · last wk.

Hopeful forecast

Well, here's one for the policy geeks. Is that Steven Hill's old post? fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Director of Research - Research England

Salary: £86,731 per annum | Open-Ended | Full Time | Closing Date: Sunday 6th September 2026.

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As someone who grew up in rural Lincolnshire, I'm disappointed to find that a tractor supply email is just spam and not some very niche but random marketing for John Deere. 🙁

Sorry to rub it in, but just been out with a friend walking her dogs on a 5 mile long empty, sandy beach and then sat and had a coffee in the (not overly hot) sun. Even had a paddle. Visit Fife, honestly, it's just perfect.

Well, the mystery of the strange bang this evening was solved by the pigeon shaped smear on the bedroom window.

Here you go for those of you wondering what green grass looks like.

Always wanted to check the veracity of this, and here it is, from the Dundee Courier, Tuesday 15 September 1885 Arbroath 36, Bon Accord 0: a famous result

I sing with a choir and we get downloads of my part. Does anyone have any recommendations of an app that lets me put together a play list of the songs I 'm trying to learn, that I can then play via Android Auto? Android music player on my phone is just not up to the job.

I'm planning a trip south. You will be able to work out when from the apparent drop in temp that is predicted. I can't promise to bring rain as well but I'll see what I can do.

Ah, over on LinkedIn I see we are at the 'social science isn't even a proper discipline, so what do you expect' stage of the argument.

“Give me a hand here, boys! It’s young Will Hawkins! … Dang fool tried to ride into the sunset!”

It's just occurred to me that none of these students will have been alive even for the Steps version. :-O