2026-10-01 05:04 UTC
You'll see a lot of media coverage of strikes by university academic staff in the next weeks; so, whatever the immediate/local causes of industrial action, the underlying (albeit linked) factors are these:
1. the Govt. & political class no longer really value a strong university sector & treat it merely as a unprofitable personal service;
2. Universities' senior management have lost sight of the fact that their academic staff are vital to their institutions success.
#universities #politics
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@cmsdengl@mas.to 2026-10-01 07:07
@ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk From my time working in universities I'm convinced that all senior managers, especially in recent times, have been on the same MBA for HE course, which treats staff and students as cells in a spreadsheet - and nothing more. Have KPI, will rule.