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GaryFoster

@Prof_GD_Foster

Retired Prof in Molecular Plant Pathology: enjoys life voraciously: enjoys beer: enjoys family & 2 dogs even more than beer(!) L'pool FC through thick & thin

Bristol (origins Norn Iron) เข้าร่วม Ağustos 2012
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They should just sod off. Academics killed themselves under difficult circumstances to do the best they could. Whilst looking after their own families.
The Irish News@irish_news

Students at university during the coronavirus pandemic should receive compensation for loss of educational experience, a Belfast legal firm has argued. Phoenix Law has launched a group action against Northern Ireland universities including Queen’s University and Ulster University on behalf of students whose experiences were significantly disrupted during the pandemic. Hannah Patterson explains...

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Absolutely stunning day. Perfect for the pups in our fav dog field by the sea.
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GaryFoster@Prof_GD_Foster·
Someone called us PIPS the other day ~ PREVIOUSLY IMPORTANT PEOPLE! So true. Career highlights fade away and how we impacted family and friends so much more important. Signed, a proud PIP
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Dr Estrella Luna-Diez@ELunaDiez·
First day of new PhD student in my group, working under the MSCA-DTN Future Forest 🌳 welcome Abiodun! I look forward to working with you!
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Johnathan Napier
Johnathan Napier@JohnathanNapie1·
PhD studentship at Rothamsted - investigating/overcoming transgene-silencing in plant biotechnology. Interested in doing a project that combines novelty and real-world utility? See here for details! rothamsted.ac.uk/studentship/su…
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21group@21percentgroup·
Strathclyde University has a ~£35m deficit Over 100 staff earn > £100k. Vice Chancellor gets package > £400k 6-figure salary group alone represents ~ 40% of deficit Strathclyde's answer isn’t trimming at the top, it’s cutting jobs lower down news.stv.tv/west-central/h…
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This is a weird life moment for me. About to support England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in the rugby 🏉
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‘Drinking from a fetid pond’: superbug-creating genes found in UK’s largest lake Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of NI, contains genes resistant to last-resort antibiotics theguardian.com/environment/20…
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Research Fortnight
Research Fortnight@ResFortnight·
Breaking: Looming physics cuts a ‘failure’, says science committee chair. Chi Onwurah says science minister and UKRI leadership must “bear responsibility” and “win back trust”. researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-pol…
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University of Nottingham UCU branch
University of Nottingham UCU branch@UoNUCU·
The hits just keep coming! Today, 194 employees who are up for promotion were told that the university just isn't doing that this year. And whether or not the university starts again in 26/27 is up for debate.
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Bruce E. Baker
Bruce E. Baker@BruceHistorian·
There's not much a UK Vice Chancellor could say that could shock me. This did it. Just the casualness of acknowledging they have deliberately destroyed an entire work culture that operated successfully for decades or centuries in just fifteen years.
University of Nottingham UCU branch@UoNUCU

Just a quick reminder that our Vice Chancellor said this into a microphone in front of university employees last week and thought nothing of it!

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Times Higher Education
Times Higher Education@timeshighered·
Academics who lost their jobs at UK institutions last year were largely those in more precarious and teaching-focused roles, figures suggest ow.ly/YgzO50YrjIv
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Times Higher Education
Times Higher Education@timeshighered·
Only four in 10 UK PhD graduates remain in academia just over a year after completing their degrees with many more heading overseas for research jobs than in previous years, a major national poll suggests.@jgro_the reports timeshighereducation.com/news/more-uk-p…
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Paul Jump
Paul Jump@PaulJump·
UK university staff: have you feared for your job at any point during the past two years? How confident are you that redundancies are less likely this year than they were last year? Last chance to let us know in our UK Redundancy Survey. @timeshighered timeshighereducation.com/uk-university-…
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