#academic in accounting. Researching #accountability, #charities, #csr. Tweets my own opinion, retweets someone else's.
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Dr David Yates retweeted
Between the ‘Center for Humanities’ and the ‘Humanities Institute,’ guesswhere we are putting the Ayn Rand Chair?
Dr David Yates retweeted
“Also I’ve assigned you to the Graduate-Undergraduate Liaising And Grading (GULAG) committee. Meets daily from July 1-June 30 annually. No end date for this appointment, as per our Terms of Reference. Thank you for your service, Comrade!”
Dr David Yates retweeted
University administrators + property: the deadly combo
They budget for the build, but forgot the upkeep
After spending 800k, Ulster University decide running costs are unaffordable
Turns out buildings don’t maintain themselves 🤦
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm87…
Dr David Yates retweeted
I believe so at some levels. They use it to tinker round the edges and they can say "you said...we did" without really doing anything much to address the real issues.
Dr David Yates retweeted
Only a university could initiate a drive to encourage staff to take their annual leave which introduces at least three new workload-intensive processes.
Dr David Yates retweeted
Who really benefits from the welfare state?
Our new article on elite welfare turns the usual debate on its head, examining how public resources and policy-created advantages can flow upwards to the most economically privileged.
Read it here: lnkd.in/e64GPqhs
Dr David Yates retweeted
Of course, we are going to deny your request. Before we can do that, we need you to fill out the request correctly in a newly revised form and format. Then we can reject it!
Dr David Yates retweeted
Yes, we’ve revised the process again this year. And it will make things harder for you but now it is easier for us! #winning
"we need more real-life examples in the curriculum"
Sorry, where did you do your research training again?
Dr David Yates retweeted
I love that you’ve never let your mediocre publication record or below average teaching evaluations interfere with your willingness to offer advice to our junior faculty.
Dr David Yates retweeted
We are pleased to announce our new interdisciplinary certificate program, Witchcraft with Data.
Dr David Yates retweeted
In universities, academics used to run the show and had a fleet of hard-working services staff to assist (porters, secretaries, admins, etc). The managerial class have abolished them and are currently establishing themselves as the new elites and the academics as the new proles.
Dr David Yates retweeted
Vice chancellors claim CEO pay, then outsource to consultants with no oversight
"Cardiff University has admitted that it doesn’t know how much it is spending on external consultants or hold a record of what work they're doing"
The Senedd must intervene
nation.cymru/news/cardiff-un…
Dr David Yates retweeted
A drop in the number of international students coming to the UK cost the country nearly £3 billion, according to new estimates
timeshighereducation.com/new…
Dr David Yates retweeted
We’ve unbelievably been ranked No.1 in the UK in the National Student NSS Survey 🫶
(*based on question 21, part-time female students studying Maths from Denbighshire aged 41-42 only)
Dr David Yates retweeted
Breaking: Major science facilities to be scaled back, UKRI confirms
Science and Technology Facilities Council will also reduce project spending, despite £135m of fresh money
researchprofessionalnews.com…
Dr David Yates retweeted
Particularly infuriating that one minute they will be banging on about being laser focused on growth and next minute they are trashing a sector with a really impressive multiplier
