Universities target individuals in redundancy processes. We've all seen it. They see some people as too difficult, too female, too diverse, too disabled, too outspoken, too union... Proud of @nteunion.bsky.social. Shame on #MacquarieUni. Solidarity Jo & Jumana! ✊ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

'Punched in the guts': Sacked academics take uni to Fair Work Commission

Two senior academics from Macquarie University allege they were targeted for redundancy because of their union activity.

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The systematic dismantling of Black Studies in the United States is mirroring a dangerous parallel in the United Kingdom, where the discipline now faces the threat of total erasure. We call upon the university management to reverse course immediately.

Nous Group told the Senate they didn't work on Renew ANU until after it launched in Oct 2024. Documents released today show not only were Nous engaged earlier, their Sept 2024 deliverables included a "Communications Plan" for the cuts. www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/down... www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/down...

For those curious to see first hand the genius insights that universities pay Nous Group all that money for… ANU have just released some of the research that Nous produced for them in the lead up to Renew ANU www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/down... www.aph.gov.au/api/qon/down...

"The former chancellor has made two significant decisions which I support: the first was to accept the resignation of the former vice-chancellor, Genevieve Bell. The second was today." @nteunion.bsky.social's @lachlanclohesy.bsky.social on #ANU.

Julie Bishop bows to pressure, resigning as ANU chancellor

The former foreign minister had previously rejected calls from university staff and students to resign.

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Want to know what's going on at #ANU? We've got you covered. TLDR: the problem is ANU Council, not the IVC. #sackANUcouncil Join @nteunion.bsky.social today to stand up for better university governance at www.nteu.au/join. ✊️ youtu.be/Jn9DtvnjYNc

The problem is ANU Council, not the Interim Vice-Chancellor: here's what's going on at the ANU

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New OnlineFirst (OA) article: "The Time Politics of Agroforestry Science" by Timothy McLellan @timmclellan.bsky.social #agroforestry #environmentalhumanities #fastscience #institutions #naturebasedsolutions #temporalempathy journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The Time Politics of Agroforestry Science - Timothy McLellan, 2025

This article examines the time politics of agroforestry science through an ethnographic study with scientists at the Institute for Farms and Forests (IFF) in Ch...

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Yet another Nous Group hatchet job. So depressingly familiar.

Christopher Barrie@cbarrie.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I've learned that Edinburgh University is planning to cut 20% of academics in some departments To decide who gets the chop, they generated an academic contribution metric that is a raw count of *any type* of output, including book reviews. The management of UK Universities continues to amaze

My new open access article in @sthv.bsky.social reflects on empathy as a research method shared by anthropology/STS and environmental science. It also features a glow-in-the-dark mushroom hunt 🍄 #EnvironmentalHumanities #Nature-basedSolutions #agroforestry doi.org/10.1177/0162...

Check out Nous Group proudly celebrating the return of one of its principals “after an eighteen-month chief of staff stint at Griffith University”. This is the same Nous Group who have $6 million of current consultancy contracts with Australian universities. www.consultancy.com.au/news/amp/115...

Nous Group appoints new principals across Australian offices

Australian management consultancy Nous has added three new principals to its Canberra headquarters and offices in Brisbane and Sydney: David Hallinan, Jean-Paul Cardoso, and Craig Hutchinson.

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The final report exposes the depth and breadth of failed leadership, corporate rot and consultant capture decaying our public universities. 🧵

Australian Greens' additional comments

Australian Greens' additional comments1.1The Greens welcome the opportunity to contribute additional comments to the committee's Final Report and thank the witnesses and those who made submissions, co...

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Adelaide University just revealed that in the past two and half years they have paid Deloitte $185m for their ‘expertise’. $185 million … wtaf 🫠 www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor...

Some very interesting revelations about UniForum at Senate Estimates last night. First, ANU exec appears to have misled the Senate by implying they gave staff access to the underlying UniForum data and methodology. In fact, they gave staff little more than opaque scatter plots like this one👇 1/3

Tim McLellan@timmclellan.bsky.social · 11mo ago

UniForum is a “benchmarking service” that Nous provides to universities globally. University executives frequently invoke UniForum as an objective justification for cuts and redundancies. This UniForum graph, for example, was a centerpiece of the case ANU’s ex-VC made to Council for Renew ANU. 👇

University of Technology Sydney ordered a spreadsheet from KPMG targeting individual academics by research income, which might contravene the bargaining agreement. They repeatedly denied it even existed for several info requests. But that wasn't true. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/educati...

Exclusive: University sought secret KPMG staff spreadsheet

The University of Technology Sydney denied the existence of a KPMG spreadsheet ranking the research performance of academics, in breach of its EBA, until it was forced to release it.

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Private consultants are taking control of how public universities are evaluated and run. My submission to the Senate university governance inquiry raises concerns about the impact of Nous Group and their dodgy UniForum data on our universities. www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStor... A thread

I am one of the staff members impacted by this. I truly thought when I first read the email that it might mean my job is safe because I have not yet been made redundant, but, no, I am still facing the axe. It was a maliciously cruel email to send.

Dr Liz Allen@drdemography.com · 12mo ago

Tough time for many at ANU. At around midday yesterday staff received a university-wide email. The language was ambiguous and could be read to say all forced redundancies would stop. I received many messages from people being forced out. Were they now safe?

@drdemography.com Thank you for your words and for speaking up. We are with you.

Our ANU@ouranu.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Dr Liz Allen is telling the Senate the heartbreaking consequences of viscous bullying she has endured from Chancellor Bishop and VC Bell. @drdemography.com the ANU community stand behind you ✊

Important open letter concerning the poor and rapidly worsening treatment of our casual sessional colleagues at @ouranu.bsky.social ANU staff please read and consider adding your signatures. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open letter: Concerns Regarding the Treatment of Casual Sessional Academics at ANU

This letter is now open for signatures, and will be sent on August 18, 2025. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Letter to Minister for Education Jason Clare, Se...

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Check in with your colleagues this week, and please submit feedback about these damaging and unnecessary cuts. Support from academics and students is critical.

This is based on an interview I did last week. For days, I’ve been anxious about repercussions for speaking to media. I was totally overwhelmed to discover today that my colleagues have all stuck their necks out with me. I have the best colleagues! www.canberratimes.com.au/story/901572...

'Hunger Games scenario': four ANU lecturers and only three jobs

Four lecturers going for three jobs speak out about the stress and the cost.

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Day after this puff piece went out, I was called into a meeting to tell me I'm in a spill and fill along with three amazing friends and colleagues. To the meeting, I wore Nanyang 205S Sneakers. For those who know, they are as much a style item as a Tesco Bag for Life. 👟

Thao Phan@thaophan.bsky.social · last yr.

Shout out to the ANU Vice Chancellor's PR team for commissioning a puff piece so bad it tries to recuperate her public image by comparing her to corrupt millionaire Imelda Marcos and profiling her collection of designer shoes www.canberratimes.com.au/story/900277...

ANU VC made a serious allegation against NTEU ACT division secretary today on ABC radio, totally unchallenged. Asked why the VC hadn’t met with the union head, Bell claimed Clohesy screams out front the VC’s building for the VC to rot in hell. Gobsmacking allegation. It’s untrue.

Dr Lachlan Clohesy@lachlanclohesy.bsky.social · last yr.

“Lachlan’s been really clear about his position on me. He stands outside the building and screams I should rot in hell.” - #ANU Vice-Chancellor That's true. I timetable an hour every Monday morning to go and scream outside Chancelry. 😂 #misinformation #disinformation

NTEU supports the Australian Council of Trade Unions call for an end to the occupation of Palestine and a just and sustainable peace. Read the full statement here: nteu.info/actustatement @australianunions.bsky.social

By deskilling household surveys, AR4D produces poor social science, devalues field officers and perpetuates colonial hierarchies of knowledge. Ben Eyre and I argue that to challenge this we need alternative repertoires of 'scientific rigor' like 'situated knowledges'. doi.org/10.1177/0030...

ANU Council vote is a damning indictment on the leadership & governing body. Staff have had enough. I believe Dr Francis Markham is best-suited. Francis is a fearless & formidable advocate who will stand up for the ANU community & hold Council to account www.anu.edu.au/about/govern...

Narratives of research misconduct in China reproduce Orientalist prejudices and romanticize science in the West. In my new article, I suggest some starting points for a more inclusive and less nostalgic conversation about audit cultures and the futures of global science. doi.org/10.1080/1875...

Asian Tricks and Research Misconduct: From Orientalism and Occidentalism to Solidarity against Audit Cultures

Science journalism and academic commentary often paints China as a nation plagued by publication misconduct and beset with an immature culture of research ethics. Aspects of this commentary are ech...

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Excited to be hosting @anthroprofhage.bsky.social at ANU next Monday. Join his seminar in-person or online at 3pm AEST. archanth.cass.anu.edu.au/events/pierr....

Happy IWD to everyone except the Vice Chancellor of ANU whose corrupt and incompetent management of the institution has meant that the “remarkable female leaders” she celebrates, including myself, wake up every day not knowing if we will even have a job in the coming weeks #VoteNoConfidence #ANU

@blatmannaama.bsky.social and @jewishcouncilau.bsky.social on the dangerous new antisemitism definition adopted by universities. www.jewishcouncil.com.au/media/jewish...