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James Pattison

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Sociologist. Urban ethnographer. Leverhulme Early Career Fellow. Co-editor Sociological Research Online. Just about hanging on in academia. Also keen on football and brass bands.

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Image showing outcome of ballot - 86.05% in favour of strike, 91.86% in favour of ASOS

Image showing outcome of ballot - 86.05% in favour of strike, 91.86% in favour of ASOS

Way passed the threshold, #LincolnUCU members have smashed it!

Unless #LincolnUniversity rule out #compulsoryredundancies, we will strike!

06.06.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Protect Lincoln University and our wider community. Join us in supporting, and protecting the hard working staff and the families that rely on them at the University. Join us in supporting a vital industry for the Lincolnshire economy providing both di...

Please sign and share this petition regarding the jobs at University of #Lincoln

www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pr...

24.04.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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University of Lincoln warns of potential job cuts The University of Lincoln says the majority of the cuts would be through voluntary redundancy.

In the second wave of significant staff cuts and course closures, #ucu will be demanding #nocompulsoryredundancies www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

10.04.2025 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Uni of Lincoln UCU have voted to enter a dispute with employers over compulsory redundancies.

25.03.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for papers for one day symposium on politics, harm and justice at UoN (as part of BSC Midlands Regional Group) is open! I'm organising with various folk from UoN including @stephenfarrall.bsky.social, @warrcrim.bsky.social and others not on bluesky. Feel free to get in touch if interested!

26.02.2025 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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Michael Burawoy (1947–2025) - Everyday Society - The British Sociological Association The tragic passing of Professor Michael Burawoy, aged 77, leaves the BSA with a deep sense of loss. Β A respected colleague whose brilliant scholarship reshaped our understanding of industrial labour.....

The BSA has expressed its sorrow at the death of Professor Michael Burawoy, β€œA respected colleague whose brilliant scholarship reshaped our understanding of industrial labour – his absence will be keenly felt across our community” tinyurl.com/ndzd2955

06.02.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ASA mourns the sudden loss of former President Michael Burawoy, who died tragically in Oakland, CA, on February 3. Burawoy received the ASA Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award and W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award. His will be greatly missed.

05.02.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 7

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