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Overload

Think your job is bad? Read this. Overload reports on “the role of work-volume escalation and micro-management of academic work patterns in loss of morale and collegiality at UWS.” Apart from highlighting the inadequacies of workload formulae across every level of academic life, it’s also one of the best reports I’ve read showing the impact [...]

The State of the Industry: Initial program launch

Thanks to John, Angela, Graeme, Emily, Clif and Alison, it’s time to formally announce: The State of the Industry: The future for cultural research in the university 26th and 27th November 2009 The University of New South Wales, Kensington The State of the Industry is a two day conference that will discuss the future for [...]