I have my doubts, I suspect UEB wish to be seen to be ‘strong’, whatever that may look like. But I love my Department, colleagues, students, work and ultimately the university itself. I do not want to be on strike, but unfortunately it is necessary. 5/5
Now the creep has become a flood, and some staff have done little but programmes, timetabling and assessments admin since September last year. This takes effort away from teaching and research, but perhaps more importantly - this workload transfer has been invisible. 3/?
… workload as well as doing the teaching, researching, impact and outreach that is meant to be the core of our roles. The admin creep has been happening for years, but we just get on with it to ensure the education of our students continue. 2/?