The issue of gendered academic service work in academic isn't new or anything revelatory but everytime such a study is done we treat it with surprise and then forget about it.

Yes we know women bear the burden of emotional labour in workplaces because of cultural and social…

Academia: 'what do you want?'

Academics: 'a permanent job'

Academia: *creates Resilience and Wellness in an Age of Impermanence Officer*

Overwork lose-lose: Study (N=230) finds when a woman does the same amt & quality of work in 40 hrs as a man does in 60 hrs, the man receives greater rewards. And if the women works 60 hrs, the 60-hr men are more 8% more likely to receive overwork rewards.
forbes.com/sites/michelle…

Student evaluations are a great way to learn that you're the best teacher they ever had despite being the worst teacher in existence, and that you under, over, and appropriately prepare for each class.

Nature now charges $12,290 US to publish a single article open access. Shall we list some things that cost less than that? I'll go first: a 2017 BMW 330i sedan, a 7-day cruise for a family of four, six Louis Vuitton purses. 🤪

Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime. Monet died poor. Vermeer had to borrow money to survive. Sisley died unrecognised and poor.

Instead of telling modern day creative people that they're worthless to society, Tory MPs should try and celebrate them for the joy and…

'Universities adopt the language of wellness, but defined by hyperproductivity and achievement – take care of yourself, but only so you can be the best worker possible. This is a wellness that is compulsory and frames not being OK as personal failure.'
theguardian.com/wellness/2024/…

Another critical view on wellness.

Universities are broke, shrinking and spiralling downwards. In my view nothing will be done until a clutch of really massive providers are endangered and there is a threat to the pensions system via USS. So 2025/26 and 2026/27.
tortoisemedia.com/2024/03/25/bro…

Jim is right. Read all the way down - every entry. What is happening in Higher Education is a disgrace. And it's about to get a lot worse. Great thread. 👇

In higher ed 'anxiety manifests simultaneously as paralysis and hyperactivity in response to the acceleration of production, and from this contradiction a refined form of academic anxiety emerges as an energised compulsion to meet impossible demands'.

ices.library.ubc.ca/index.php/work…

*Deep breath*... Since it's Professors' role to lead, this week I've written about the vexed topic of academic mental health (and my own mental health) for Voices of Academia. The gloom through which the sector is trudging is palpable: voicesofacademia.com/2024/04/05/its…

£200k back in our members pockets🔥

USS benefits restored in full today 👏

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Read more here 👇

ucu.org.uk/article/13523

A redundancy programme threatening nearly 1/3 of academic jobs at Goldsmiths begins on 18/3/24. This represents a nation wide assault on critical, cultural, and political education. We invite the TU movement, local community, students & staff to unite in defense of HE's future

Brunel UCU #ucuRISING planning a second social...suggestions on a postcard please ☺️ 📨

Thank you to everyone Brunel UCU #ucuRISING who popped in last night and joined us for a celebratory drink! 🥂🍻🥳

#USS @UCU UCU London Region UCU London Regional Office

Tonight 👇💖

Due to our @UCU #USS win, a Brunel UCU #ucuRISING member earning £45,000 will take home an extra £111 each month after tax.

This is a huge win for the sector ✊

What a wonderful way to celebrate 😍