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UCU Imperial College @ucuimperial.bsky.social · 23h

A significant new development in the Imperial College pay dispute.

The Joint Trade Unions have uncovered that key 2018 pay benchmarking recommendations—based on extensive staff consultation—were quietly set aside by College management.

Read the full update here: ucu.imperial.ac.uk/archives/1143

Joint Trade Unions demand transparency over Imperial’s pay benchmarking

In brief (if you don’t have much time) The Imperial Joint Trade Unions (JTU) have written to the University Negotiating Team (UNT) to raise serious concerns about the College’s handling of the 2018 Pa...

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Dr Anna Seabourne @lucubrat.bsky.social · 10d

Reporting in Imperial's student newspaper on the joint trade union strike action @ucuimperial.bsky.social felixonline.co.uk/articles/uni...

Unionised staff reject final pay award and vote for strike action

Members of Imperial’s Joint Trade Unions (JTU) have voted in favour of strike action following a dispute with the College over its 2025/2026 pay award. The Imperial branch of the University and Colle...

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LILAC Conference @lilacconf.bsky.social · 11d

Applications are open for #LILAC26 bursaries! In addition to LILAC bursaries, which provide a full conference place, you can apply for Local to LILAC day delegate bursaries, aimed at those that live or work close to the University of Sheffield. Find out more & apply on our website.

LILAC

LILAC is an annual conference covering all aspects of information literacy and is a firm favourite in the calendar of information professionals. The conference is brimming with new ideas, innovative…

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UCU Imperial College @ucuimperial.bsky.social · 11d

A reminder that we're on strike again today -- ALL WELCOME TO JOIN US AT 11.00 at the Exhibition Road entrance for a march around campus to make some noise and show your feelings to management!

UCU Imperial College @ucuimperial.bsky.social · 12d

If you’re on or around campus, join us for a 15-minute march at 11 am (today and tomorrow), starting from the Exhibition Road entrance. Everyone is welcome — non-striking staff, students, families, children, pets — anyone who believes in fair pay.

Joint Trade Unions

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 11d

Born #OnThisDay in 1930 was Gladys West. As a mathematician and computer programmer, West created an accurate model of the Earth's shape, and her work on satellite geodesic modelling laid the foundations for GPS technology. #WomenInSTEM #BlackHistoryMonth https://bbc.in/4nsn0FA

100 Women: Gladys West - the 'hidden figure' of GPS

Gladys West was instrumental in developing the mathematics behind GPS - but until now her story has remained untold.

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UCU Imperial College @ucuimperial.bsky.social · 12d

Imperial UCU members are on strike today and tomorrow.
This action covers all parts of the College — academic, technical, administrative, and operational.
It’s about fairness, dignity, and pay that keeps pace with the cost of living.

Joint Trade Unions

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Dr Anna Seabourne @lucubrat.bsky.social · 17d

From Organiser to Participant: Reimagining the Role of Professional Services in Researcher Training (I have a clash, but it's being recorded).
When: Thursday 23rd October
Time: 12:00 - 13:00
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/225e21...

Dr Anna Seabourne @lucubrat.bsky.social · Feb 18

Signed. occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...

An open letter to the President of the Royal Society – time to stand up for your values | Reciprocal Space

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Dr Anna Seabourne @lucubrat.bsky.social · Jan 27

"One key finding is that the postdoc period seems more important than the doctoral training to achieve [...early career...] success." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Postdoc publications and citations link to academic retention and faculty success | PNAS

Postdoctoral training is a career stage often described as a demanding and anxiety-laden time when many promising PhDs see their academic dreams sl...

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Dr Anna Seabourne @lucubrat.bsky.social · Jan 15

Appalled to hear that my alma mater is planning to reduce staff in East Asian Studies. Please sign and share: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sh... #japanese #eastasianstudies #sheffield

Sheffield Uni Needs East Asian Studies!

The University of Sheffield has been a global leader in East Asian Studies since its inception as the national centre for modern Japanese Studies in 1963. Korean Studies was introduced in 1979 and mai...

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Dr Anna Seabourne @lucubrat.bsky.social · Jan 5

Tidying my desk! But we did start the day with oven baked croissants/pain au chocolat and cappucino/hot chocolate.

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Dr Anna Seabourne @lucubrat.bsky.social · Nov 26

A strong example of Research Integrity @ukrio.bsky.social

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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · Nov 25

New blogpost:
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...

Why I have resigned from the Royal Society

The Royal Society is a venerable institution founded in 1660, whose original members included such eminent men as Christopher Wren, Robert H...

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Lennart Nacke, PhD @lennartnacke.com · Nov 25

Research terms confuse most people.

Many confuse preliminary with exploratory.
Or mix up basic and applied research.
Or mistake validity levels.

But research terms are simpler than you think.

Here are the key differences explained:

(Poster source: Hermosillo, Ryan, Gupta)

Research terms defined. (Poster source: Hermosillo, Ryan, Gupta)

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Dr Anna Seabourne @lucubrat.bsky.social · Nov 26

London bound! It’s brilliant having a direct line from #Mirfield.

Grand Central train arriving at a station platform with bare trees, clouds and a blue sky in the background.

Dr Anna Seabourne @lucubrat.bsky.social · Nov 24

Starter pack for Martial Arts Studies created by @paulbowman.bsky.social go.bsky.app/VpctyoL

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Dr Anna Seabourne @lucubrat.bsky.social · Nov 24

It looks like it's there now! Please would you add me... not currently publishing, but still following the field.

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Alya Khan @alyakhan.bsky.social · Nov 20

Catching up on some important stuff now I'm better...

“Ethics is not just about avoiding evil,” he says: “It’s also about promoting good.” The declaration is “quite silent” on potential benefits to participants, says Caesar Atuire

www.science.org/content/arti...

Key global bioethics guidelines get ‘dramatic’ update

Revised Declaration of Helsinki stresses need for equity, protection of vulnerable groups, and research integrity

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Mark Gray @markgray.bsky.social · Nov 20

An introductory KE starter pack is here: do ask me to be added to the pack (or removed from it!) and we'll try to build a community of those with interests in, or related to, knowledge exchange, knowledge transfer, technology transfer and KE-mediated research impact.
go.bsky.app/8sC4hAL

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Nov 18

How privatisation works (and Thames Water is just the latest example).
1. A government takes a national asset built up with taxpayers' money and the work of public servants over many years, and hands it, for a fraction of its value, to a private company.
2. In doing so, it creates a monopoly.
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Dr Anna Seabourne @lucubrat.bsky.social · Nov 19

I liken this to having the author/title on every page of a book... it just becomes clutter and gets in the way of the message.

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Dr Anna Seabourne @lucubrat.bsky.social · Nov 18

Dr Karen Hinxman, Head of the White Rose University Consortium, argues that university consortiums will have a vital role to play in responding to the higher education sector’s financial woes. whiterose.ac.uk/news/karen-h...

Karen Hinxman says university collaborations help higher education institutions tackle mutual challenges

This article was first published by Research Professional on 17th November, 2024 Earlier this month, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, told university vice-chancellors that far greater coll...

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Dr Anna Seabourne @lucubrat.bsky.social · Nov 17

Calder Navigation near Mirfield this morning. #72seasons #autumnleaves #bluesky

Blue skies reflected in a canal, surrounded by autumn leaves and trees with a towpath curving into the distance.

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Amy Diehl, Ph.D. @amydiehl.bsky.social · Nov 17

The reality is that you can't mandate RTO without losing talent. To the larger companies that are trying, the smaller ones say "Go ahead, take remote work away. Make your employees angry enough to quit, as doing so helps me attract your talent."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Think twice before ordering work-from-home employees to return to the office

Companies are facing backlash after telling staff to cut back on working from home. That’s a good way to alienate talent

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Anna Seabourne @lucubrat.bsky.social · Nov 15

Rope was my first thought… 😃

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