Liam Ryan

They also made fixed term lecturers redundant last year and we had to compete for a reduced number of jobs. A precursor to this

University of Bristol asks Humanities and Languages academic staff to voluntarily quit Certain departments are being run into a ‘managed decline’, says Bristol UCU's co-President, as a new Voluntary Severance Scheme is announced.

'If they choose to take up the Voluntary Severance Scheme, open to all academic staff in the School of Humanities and the School of Modern Languages, staff essentially make themselves redundant in return for a good pay-out.'

9 months' pay; 3 weeks to decide. 1/3

Non renewals of fixed term contracts. Loads of institutions doing it and not being reported. I know from personal experience

P3s not being workloaded as high rather

Loved being told last year that p1's didnt have as high a workload as p3's. Real morale boosting stuff

Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”

Awful news

Congratulations Marianna