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Jul 28, 2022

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Number of UK academics employed on zero-hours contracts rises

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Why our global community resource/job board exists: timeshighereducation.com/news/number-uk Women/other historically marginalised folks, most likely to be on #zerohours (precarious) contracts...& it is increasing! You won't find such on our job board. #ucuRISING #AcademicsAgainstFreeLabour

timeshighereducation.com

Female academics are more likely to be employed on zero-hours contracts than male colleagues

The PhD Chronicills

@thechronicills

Jan 23

Only a postgrad student will research a topic for 6 hours straight, just to confirm that it does in fact have absolutely nothing to do with their thesis. #rabbithole #AcademicTwitter #phdchat #ADHD #research

The PhD Voice

@PhDVoice

Jan 23

If you had 3 wishes that you could use during your PhD, what would they be?🤔 #PhDVoice

@PostdocVoice

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Nina Turner

@ninaturner

Reminder: record profits are unpaid wages.

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Alicia A-Z, PhD, she/her

@aliciaandrz

mothers disproportionately do not get tenure—but I finished the degree with her, I think I can do this 💜

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Research Coach

@ResCoachAcademy

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Normalizing making mistakes is key to success. Don't see them as negative, but as opportunities to learn, grow, and become better.

PhD Assistance

@phdeducations

Feb 5

Why when who what how literature review article Pdf download link link.springer.com/article/10.100 PhD assistance service ondezx.com #phdlife #phdchat #research #Academicwriting #academy

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UCU

@ucu

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👶They’re backing the strike. Are you? #ucuRISING

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Sam Marsh

@Sam_Marsh101

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UCU, baby! #ucuRISING

Research Coach

@ResCoachAcademy

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Self-care advice for PhD students: Cultivate relationships with supportive individuals who bring out the best in you and provide motivation.

The PhD Place

@ThePhDPlace

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Your mental health is more important than your PhD

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City student part of compensation claim for 'not receiving' education paid for

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Awesome work from Nottingham #students (our Founder was a Notts based student, 2007 - 2019). Founder's ? 🤔: What about those of us who have been affected by long-term unemployment, due to University failure(s) and Covid...among other issues..? 🤨

@nusuk

nottinghampost.com

1950 students are seeking finacial compensation from University of Nottingham, claiming their studies have been disrupted by strike action and Covid-19.

Is Europe seeing the massification of the doctorate?

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This is about fees/profit for academic institutions. They should be focusing on their responsibility to ensure their Grads are capable of sourcing jobs, within or outside #academia. 🤦‍♀️🤨

timeshighereducation.com

Vocational institutions are winning the right to award PhDs, while professional doctorates are also expanding. But how compatible are academic and vocational focuses in research degree provision –...

What Happens When Your Career Becomes Your Whole Identity

Useful for #AcademicTwitter..?

hbr.org

Many people with high-pressure jobs find themselves unhappy with their careers, despite working hard their whole lives to get to their current position. Hating your job is one thing – but what...

What to Say When Your Interviewer Asks, 'Do You Have Any Questions for Me?'

realsimple.com

This final interview question trips a lot of job candidates up, but it doesn't need to. Here are a few sample questions to ask your interviewer this moment comes.

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@NKucirkova

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Elena Llaudet

@ellaudet

Just got tenure 🤩

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Jo Grady

@DrJoGrady

Invisibility must be a super power you can buy when you’re paid £319k per year… 👀 #ucuRISING #WhereAreTheVCs

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Winchester UCU

@WinchesterUCU

Apparently we’re not the only university to have an invisible VC! twitter.com/DrJoGrady/stat…

UCU

@ucu

It’s us or the bosses. Strike. Vote YES. Back the union #ucuRISING

The employers’ agenda

Billions of pounds in reserves for them

Falling pay, cuts to pensions and rampant insecurity for you

Take action and vote YES in the reballot - or you are on their side

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Dr Zoë Ayres

@ZJAyres

Doing a long haul flight soon. Do any ADHDers have any advice? The idea of having to just sit for 8+ hours trapped in a metal box is giving me a lot of anxiety.

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UCU

@ucu

🤳Send us your selfies And let everyone know you’re voting YES. Backing the strikes. And backing the union💪 #ucuRISING

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Dr. Frank Leon Roberts

@DrFrankRoberts

In a different world—-a world not yet here—-the black woman Vice President and HBCU graduate (as well as the allegedly “liberal” President) would openly comment and condemn The College Board and State of Florida’s attack on African American Studies and black knowledge production.

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Isabel Warner

@izzypie101

Feb 1

one thing I’m really grieving as I finish up this PhD is how the hardest part was never the work. It’s the financial stress, the now 2+ year fallout after being sexually harassed, the isolation, the extreme uncertainty.

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WeRateDogs®

@dog_rates

Here we have a pup who took one look at the day and decided to pass on it. 12/10

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#AcademicTwitter - 👀🔎 for #AltAc jobs..? Remember: Apply, even if only meeting spec 60-80% (if you're keen on it) & try to make a personal connection w/employee/recruiter!

@RDC1987

(Founder) recently had a double interview based on this formula (3yrs unsuccessful applying).

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Elden Ring or Tenure-Track Professor?

Hmm 🤔...we wonder...? 🤣🤦‍♀️

mcsweeneys.net

1. You’ve invested an enormous amount of time and energy, and you still have no idea what is happening. 2. Everybody you meet speaks in half riddle...

We're VERY slowly learning how to be 'down with the kids' on tiktok...check us out and say 👋/give us a follow - we're feeling lonely over there! 🦉✊

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Whole universities need to hear this.

Ariana Elena Castillo

@arianaelena97

To the person that took my labeled food and drinks from the fridge at work: I’m a grad student that budgets for meals. You’re the worst.

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Taylor J. Langley, Ph.D.

@TaylorJLangley

Once again, doing DEI work without accountability is pointless.

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Kimberlé Crenshaw

@sandylocks

While it's personally dispiriting to see your work targeted in bad faith, what's more distressing to me is that the lives of women of color I've written about are being diminished and erased in a political moment in which we need their stories most.

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Dr. Monica Cox

@DrMonicaCox

May the people who remained silent about my oppression one day be met with public leadership tests where they can no longer be silent. May they be exposed publicly for their lack of leadership and their refusal to stop workplace harm. Let the world see who they really are.

Debrielle T. Jacques, PhD

@dt__jacques

I emailed every applicant who I'm not admitting, being fully transparent about my decision-making process & giving guidance & reassurance. Not getting in is tough - it took me several application cycles to get in. It sucks. But please don't ghost applicants.

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The Sad Humiliations of Academic Ghosting

chronicle.com

The academy is a haunted house.

This surprisingly common virtual interview mistake can cost you the job, according to new research

Great tips:

cnbc.com

TopResume asked 330 U.S. hiring managers, recruiters and HR professionals to rank the worst offenses a candidate can commit during a virtual interview.

The PhD Voice

@PhDVoice

Anonymous question “If your field of study does not align with your supervisor's expertise, will it still work out in the end? The lab is fairly new, and the array of research studies is kind of diverse. He's an expert in only one topic, but...👇 #PhDVoice

@PostdocVoice

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