Dr Micha Campbell · @michcampbell
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The NTEU are urging the Minister for Education and Chair of the Aus tralian Universities Accord Panel to include some good stuff in the Higher Education Review.

Sign the letter of support here if that's the kind of thing you're into. nteu.au/News_Articles/National - anyone can sign, you don't need to be an NTEU member or an academic.

#australia #AusAcademia #aushighered #highered #academia #union #nteu

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Dr Micha Campbell · @michcampbell
460 followers · 947 posts · Server fediscience.org

"Why do ECRs tolerate these work conditions? Because an oversupply of PhD graduates means tough competition for jobs, and that when ECRs are worn out they will be quickly replaced by younger, less-expensive new graduates."

I'm late to this one, a grim overview of the state of ECRs in Australia: nature.com/articles/s41562-023

#AusAcademia #australia #ECR #academia

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Dr Micha Campbell · @michcampbell
431 followers · 790 posts · Server fediscience.org

"There is some merit in more secure employment for 'treadmill academics' but there's not a right in Australia to have a job as an academic. You have to be good."

Hooooooly moly this is so offensive. On so many levels.

abc.net.au/news/2023-05-04/uni

#strike #AusAcademia #academia

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