The Social Universe

Austerity and COVID

52 min · 2. sept. 2020
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In this episode we talk about COVID-19 and how austerity has put the UK in a difficult position to face the pandemic. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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Toxic Research Cultures

In this episode of The Social Universe we explore the Higher Education research culture and the extent to which the environment we work and study in is making us sick. Join Katy and Bea as they discuss the proliferation of poor mental health in the sector and what’s fuelling it. We also discuss what needs to change and the challenges PGRs face when standing up to so-called ‘toxic research cultures’.   To lean more check out the reports and articles we referenced in the episode:        * Welcome Trust Report on Research Cultures [https://wellcome.ac.uk/reports/what-researchers-think-about-research-culture] * Mark Erickson, Paul Hanna & Carl Walker article [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03075079.2020.1712693] including a staff satisfaction league table * Are you in a Bullshit job? [https://www.chronicle.com/article/Are-You-in-a-BS-Job-In/243318?fbclid=IwAR0oTeYvqd-zcHctdPXDlF-AMjC9A8k1KYQKR-Qnwe2XU__O8vE9MRGsegQ] Article by David Grarber (see also his book Bullshit Jobs, A Theory) * UCU report [https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/10194/71-of-university-staff-say-insecure-contracts-have-damaged-their-mental-health] into casualization affecting mental health If you are affected by the issues we discuss, or want to seek help, support or guidance about an issue we raised, here are some places to start: * Join UCU [https://www.ucu.org.uk/join].  Check out the PGR Charter [https://www.ucu.org.uk/postgradcharter] and tools on bullying, harassment [https://www.ucu.org.uk/harassment] and Stress [https://www.ucu.org.uk/stress] * The Mind guide to managing your studies [https://www.mind.org.uk/media-a/2927/student-life-2018.pdf] As always, thanks to ProleteR for the music, licensed under creative commons- check them out on the social networks. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

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