Paul Jump
@pauljump.bsky.social
Features and opinion editor of @timeshighered.bsky.social
Artificial intelligence is already having an impact on research, and some suggest the technology could soon be capable of directing its own research programmes. But will human input ever become truly obsolete, @jgro-the.bsky.social asks several Nobel laureates #AI #Nobels https://ow.ly/VvzG50Zrifw
“for a Labour government whose base is incredibly graduate heavy & a lot of whose MPs represent university seats, it’s sort of almost the antithesis of what you’d expect them to do,” said Jonathan Simons... perhaps due to the party’s strategy of chasing non-graduate, right-wing leaning voters.' 2/2
Needless to say, in the parts of my kids' secondary school where air conditioning exists at all, it is mostly (they tell me) broken.
Who and what is to blame for the UK's redundancy crisis? We surveyed the views of almost 1,100 university staff - and the results don't make pleasant reading for managers... www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/he-has... @timeshighered.bsky.social
See: www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/he-has... @timeshighered.bsky.social
‘HE has given me a good career. But, my word, it’s in a terrible situation now’
The second part of Times Higher Education’s UK University Redundancy Survey examines the impact that the waves of layoffs have had on those left behind – and reveals a sector riven by rock-bottom mora...
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Grumpy Philosopher@stevecooke.org · 4mo agoMy university has just described the closure of a department & cutting of courses as 'an exciting opportunity', creating 'new possibilities for growth'. The only growth here is in senior management using marketing bullshit to describe the sector-wide destruction of the arts & humanities.
UK University Redundancy Survey from @timeshighered.bsky.social out today - part one, focusing on experience of leavers. Plenty of data - with respondents torn on whether they want to stay in HE - but personal stories hit hardest www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/i-dont... via @pauljump.bsky.social
Survey of 1K+ UK university staff by @timeshighered.bsky.social: 93% say redundancies have affected morale, 77% strongly; 88% report increased workload, 64% strongly; 59% fear losing jobs in next 12 months, 26% strongly www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/he-has... via @pauljump.bsky.social
30000 university jobs gone in the UK in 3 years. These are people who were working in all job types, at all levels from most junior to most senior.
Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe results of Times Higher Education’s UK University Redundancy Survey vividly illustrate the deep human impact of the redundancy crisis on those who have lost their jobs. Read Part 1 of our analysis here: https://ow.ly/eY2650YP8Nj #jobcuts #highered #edusky
The results of Times Higher Education’s UK University Redundancy Survey bring home the deep human impact of the redundancy crisis on those who have lost their jobs. Read Part 1 of our analysis here: https://ow.ly/4bIx50YP8V2 #jobcuts #highered #edusky
After winning a huge legal claim against a Harvard University cancer centre, Eugenie Reich tells @jgro-the.bsky.social about the impact of the case, how universities ‘stonewall’ fraud allegations and why she quit journalism to help whistleblowers in science #research #fraud https://ow.ly/rYoy50YKuN2
Excellent article from @jgro-the.bsky.social on the current "carnage" that theoretical physics and PPAN science in general are facing. #UKRI must react and propose a solution. If not, the government and the SITC must step in.
Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · 6mo agoBrian Cox attacks ‘devastating’ STFC cuts as postdocs slashed, reports @jgro-the.bsky.social #AcademicSky #physics #cuts https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/brian-cox-attacks-devastating-stfc-cuts-postdocs-slashed
The year I won an ERC grant, I expected years of uncertainty finally to crystallise into something solid. A lab. Independence to pursue ideas. A future that can be planned in more than 12-month increments. Instead, I learned how fragile a scientific career really is." @timeshighered.bsky.social
Is striving for excellence a liability for Europe’s early-career precariat?
In principle, permanent positions are awarded to the most deserving – but perceptions remain that, in reality, many universities value connections over merit. Phillip Haubrock describes his struggles ...
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UK university staff: have you feared for your job at any point during the past two years? How confident are you that redundancies are less likely this year than they were last year? This is your last chance to let us know in our UK Redundancy Survey. @timeshighered.bsky.social
UK university staff: a final chance to tell us your feelings about the redundancy wave
Whether you have direct experience of redundancies or not, and whatever your role is (or was) in the university, we are still keen to hear your views
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Have any of your colleagues been made redundant by a UK university? Have you? Do you fear losing your job? Whether you are an academic or professional services staff member, employed or unemployed, we are keen to hear your views in our UK University Redundancy Survey https://ow.ly/b6BF50Yl6B3
Do you work at a UK university? If so, have there been any recent redundancies of colleagues within or beyond your department or division? Do you agree that they were unavoidable? And whose fault were they? Please let us know in our UK Redundancy Survey. @timeshighered.bsky.social
UK university staff: please complete our survey about redundancies
Whether you are an academic or professional services staff member, employed or unemployed, we are keen to hear your views
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That this even has to exist...
Paul Jump@pauljump.bsky.social · 7mo agoUK university staff: if your department/division has lost staff recently, how much has it increased your workload, damaged morale and worsened the student experience? Please let us know your views in our UK Redundancy Survey. @timeshighered.bsky.social
UK university staff: if your department/division has lost staff recently, how much has it increased your workload, damaged morale and worsened the student experience? Please let us know your views in our UK Redundancy Survey. @timeshighered.bsky.social
UK university staff: please complete our survey about redundancies
Whether you are an academic or professional services staff member, employed or unemployed, we are keen to hear your views
timeshighereducation.com
Authoritarian regimes perceive many humanities and social sciences as useless and dangerous. But while their truths might be inconvenient, they are vital to preventing technological developments from tearing already frayed social fabrics, says Saikat Majumdar #AcademicSky https://ow.ly/2YMB50YiIJn
Who or what is to blame for the waves of redundancies at UK universities? Whether you are academic or professional staff, still employed or unemployed, we are anxious to hear your perspectives in our UK Redundancy Survey #AcademicSky #HigherEd https://timeshighered.survey.fm/uk-redundancy-survey
Have any of your colleagues recently been made redundant by a UK university? Have you? Do you fear losing your job? What has been the effect of redundancies on departmental morale? We are keen to hear your views
UK university staff: please complete our survey about redundancies
Academic or professional staff, employed or unemployed, we are anxious to hear your perspectives
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"As I watched him leave the grounds, I realised I was staring and that I couldn’t get my teeth apart. I spent the rest of the shift trying to work out whether I was high or whether I’d accidentally pressed “double shot” on the coffee machine." @timeshighered.bsky.social
Quicker police response times would suit (and shirt) campus security
As a first responder to thefts, attacks and student house parties gone wild, the prospect of faster emergency help sounds great, says George Bass
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India, too, is in uproar over if/when diversity politicies tip into reverse discrimination. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/indi...
India’s new caste bias regulations have resulted in turmoil
The Supreme Court’s suspension of the regulations highlights contention about when equity efforts tip into reverse discrimination, says Mukhtar Ahmad
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“Bizarre” linguistics paper claiming ancient Greeks forbade reference to water as “H₂O” retracted by Springer Nature journal amid disbelief “rambling” and “methodologically weak” article was ever published www.timeshighereducation.com/news/bizarre... via @jgro-the.bsky.social
‘Bizarre’ linguistics paper on water retracted by Springer Nature
Jordanian professor’s free-wheeling study is pulled and an editorial board member sacked after linguists criticised ‘extremely strange’ article
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Breaking: REF 2029 downgrades research culture weighting, reinstates five outputs per academic limit www.timeshighereducation.com/news/ref-202... via @jgro-the.bsky.social #REF2029
REF 2029 downgrades research culture, restores five output limit
Several planned reforms to the UK’s Research Excellence Framework scrapped or partially rolled back after three-month pause, bringing exercise closer to 2021 audit
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We're hiring at @timeshighered.bsky.social! A great opportunity to join us as a reporter and to lead our coverage of European higher education. Closing date 23 November careers.timeshighereducation.com/jobs/6737419... #journalistjob #journojob
"At the recent Labour Party conference, we were told to expect “clarity and coherence”. It is only a slight exaggeration to say, when it comes to the provision of skills, that the White Paper is more likely to create confusion and complexity," says Nick Hillman @timeshighered.bsky.social
Skills White Paper: Clarity and coherence or confusion and complexity?
To understand the government’s approach to education, we must await more announcements. Let’s hope they go further, says Nick Hillman
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"The OfS will now have greater authority to intervene where courses are deemed to offer poor value – raising questions about whether the regulator is truly equipped to make such judgements, especially after recent criticisms of its own poor performance", says Diana Beech. @timeshighered.bsky.social
Skills White Paper: Is extra oversight a fair price for sector stability?
Questions will be asked about the Office for Students’ fitness to take on extra powers over quality, agents and franchising, says Diana Beech
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Will superuniversities save UK HE? Six experts share their views www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/will-s...
Will superuniversities save UK HE?
The quasi-merger of the universities of Kent and Greenwich has raised questions about how many other higher education institutions might see an opportunity – or a necessity – to team up as financial p...
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Where now for the REF? Five very different views on how radical the changes should be www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/where-...
Where now for the REF?
The Research Excellence Framework has been postponed for three months ‘to take stock and ensure alignment with the UK government’s priorities and vision for higher education’. But how radical should t...
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