In a previous job, when I was Head of Department, I carried out one of those required induction meetings for a new colleague. We went through various aspects of his first few weeks as a lecturer and reached the point where I asked 'And what about you; do you have any questions?' There was… Continue reading Down the pan: universities and toilets
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The nightmares at the end of the long vac
Every year without fail, while I was working in the normal university sector, I had a nightmare round about now, in the last weeks before a new academic year began. It would go like this. It's the first day of term. I arrive at the university campus and head for my office. But it's not… Continue reading The nightmares at the end of the long vac
The retiring academic 