Nomadic/precarious linguist in the north east, fan of grammatical variation and change (Gaelic and English), loves a good case system.
Newcastle and York
Joined July 2012
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What kind of strange cot/(coat)/caught merger causes someone to write "troll" when they mean "trawl"??! And why is it happening to my Kentish grandma?
Popped onto twitter thinking why in earth am I bothering, this place is so dull. And the first thing I saw was this. Faith restored.
I cannot take strike action this week because my precarious teaching contract doesn't include any work this week. The irony of this is not lost on me. Precarity is destroying UKHE and driving talented people out of the sector. If only my uni showed any interest in addressing it.
This is so important. Voting yes isn't about saying you want to strike, or you will strike, it's about securing your right *to* strike. It's saying you haven't given up. How to use the mandate is a discussion to have later; without that mandate there's no discussion at all.
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Door handle update: still broken.
UKHE update: still broken.
#UCURising
I keep looking at my broken door handle and the botched fix we've come up with. I can't help seeing it as a metaphor for how precarity is helping shore up the broken HE system. It functions, and it's cheap, but you're not fooling anyone that it's a long term solution. #ucuRISING
Dr Beth Cole retweeted
I keep looking at my broken door handle and the botched fix we've come up with. I can't help seeing it as a metaphor for how precarity is helping shore up the broken HE system. It functions, and it's cheap, but you're not fooling anyone that it's a long term solution. #ucuRISING
I feel attacked
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Waiting for job application responses is actually worse than preparing the damn things in the first place. Just tell me so I can either start dreaming or move on!
This is what a supportive colleague looks like. If I ever make it to permanent I will be very happy to share the materials I've developed. It's hard work being temp, and stuff like this makes it a little bit easier and makes you feel seen. Thank you 🙌
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Went to a non-parent friend's last night and my god! They actually have nice houses, considered décor, evening activities and stimulating conversation in which you can finish a sentence. Mind blown.
Precarious members can only feel empowered to take action when we have support like this from our permanent colleagues. Your branch is where the real support and solidarity is and I am extremely lucky to have landed in such a great one.
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Just realised that because I'm not teaching any first years or first classes of the year this semester, I won't get to use any of the fun ice breakers I've been building up. And that sucks.