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I was answering e-mail from a subscriber a few days ago which involved me writing the below: I’m sorry that I have to answer this during a phase of hiatus. The problem is that I signed up for extra work … Continue reading →

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Posted on 20 October 2024

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The hours between this and the last one got pretty bad, and your blogger is feeling above averagely terrible even a couple of days on. Normal writing will resume next week. Thankyou for your understanding. Also, forgive me if I … Continue reading →

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Posted on 23 June 2024

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I’m sorry to come back in this new year of 2024 only to announce a stop, but, January has really hit hard. Quite apart from publication deadlines set as if maliciously to coincide with the beginning of teaching – the … Continue reading →

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Posted on 21 January 2024

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Happy end of the Latin calendar year to you all! (And if it hadn’t occurred to you that the timing of our winter break was a medieval legacy, I’m here to help.1) Since preparations for the festival press upon me … Continue reading →

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Posted on 23 December 2023

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I nearly have a proper post for you – sorry – but there’s been quite a lot going on locally (again). Day 2 of indefinite strike at @leedsucuToday alongside @unisontheunion as well as our NHS colleagues. Grateful for the solidarity … Continue reading →

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Posted on 16 June 2023

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I should apologise for the absence of a blog post this long (UK) weekend when you might reasonably have expected one. There is a certain amount of background stuff going on, but the main reason I’ve been quiet is that … Continue reading →

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Posted on 30 May 2023

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Quick thread about governance changes at the University of Leeds, and the removal of the 1997 UNESCO governance recommendations here that have been incorporated into our processes, and until now protected. — Mark Taylor-Batty (@cupofassam) March 19, 2022 I’m sorry … Continue reading →

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Posted on 21 March 2022

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Yes, folks, it’s come around again. The promises of negotiation and concessions that ended the last round of strikes in the UK higher education sector all came to nothing and meanwhile our pay has dropped still further against inflation and … Continue reading →

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Posted on 1 December 2021

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I’m sorry for the slight hiatus here; there have been one or two issues, let’s just leave it at that, and while I did get most of a post done on Sunday there wasn’t time to finish it. It should … Continue reading →

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Posted on 6 October 2021

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It would be reasonable to ask where I have been, and the answer is basically, on holiday in Wales. I did mean to have some blog written up before I went that I could schedule to make things run uninterrupted … Continue reading →

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Posted on 1 August 2021