Still time to sign up!

I don’t think I’m ever going to get the appeal of pivoting to video for podcasts. I’ve been listening to podcasts for 20 years, and never once have I thought, my God, I need to SEE these people! I’m on a walk or doing the dishes, I don’t need video. 

As I finish typing up today's lecture, which I started my latest draft of at 5:30 this morning, I reflect once again on the person who keeps telling me that "university teaching is easy, it's just three hours a week of work."

Just found myself in the weird position of turning down an academic job offer. I’ve decided not to apply for them before (recently enquiring about a research role I was told the ‘research budget’ came out of your salary) but never encountered t&cs so awful and exploitative that I’ve declined one

Goals

***URGENT PLEASE SHARE*** University of Brighton management have announced today that they ‘give notice of termination of all collective agreements’. This is a fundamental erasure of workers' rights. Management have announced the termination of all contractual documents, which includes:

You’ve gotta use AI because it’s the future. But also it’ll take your job. But also it’ll create a paradise on earth and solve most of our problems. But also it’ll end humanity soon. But also you’ll get left behind if you don’t use it right now.

1. 1st yr: went along at pre-advertised time to sign up for modules - sent booklet in mail prior to arriving I think. Other years: got info in April/May and filled out a paper form 2. For lecture times/venues, exams etc, went to find out on notice board.