Universities

[Miss-Shelf]

because who doesn't need a ceremonial mace?

 

[Lord Camomile]

Good news, everyone: universities are still open in Tier 4!

We officially closed yesterday and I won't be due back on campus until January (when I'm sure this will have all blown over... ), but various colleagues have volunteered to keep the libraries open over the Christmas break (getting paid double and a one-off £150, to be fair).

 

[Pickman's model]

Good news, everyone: universities are still open in Tier 4!

We officially closed yesterday and I won't be due back on campus until January (when I'm sure this will have all blown over... ), but various colleagues have volunteered to keep the libraries open over the Christmas break (getting paid double and a one-off £150, to be fair).

Tbh if I'd known yesterday what I know today I'd have gone for that now so many of the students have gone home. Nice little earner

 

[Pickman's model]

Anyone heard anything about universities imposing new safeguards for staff returning next week?

 

[redsquirrel]

Anyone heard anything about universities imposing new safeguards for staff returning next week?

No, we've not had any communication from our employer since breaking up on the 22nd.

 

[platinumsage]

Apparently our one is surveying students "to determine their appetite for face-to-face teaching", so next term's timetable etc will depend on the survey results.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

Apparently our one is surveying students "to determine their appetite for face-to-face teaching", so next term's timetable etc will depend on the survey results.

Or the timetable next term will be justified by the interpretation of a survey.

 

[Chz]

Anyone heard anything about universities imposing new safeguards for staff returning next week?

There are no staff returning in a face-to-face role until at least February where I am. And that was announced before Tier 3 lockdown.

 

[Pickman's model]

apparently few students will be returning at the start of next term - there's supposed to be an announcement later. but i doubt i'll be back on site now next month and quite possibly not in february either.

 

[cybershot]

Hoping I can WFH next week. Got nothing to do with the fact I'd have to use a day's AL to take deliverly of a new washing machine

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Hoping I can WFH next week. Got nothing to do with the fact I'd have to use a day's AL to take deliverly of a new washing machine

I'm meant to be in on Tuesday but... well, fuck knows now.

 

[redsquirrel]

Nothing from our bosses as yet. Plan was for "essential" F2F only before 22nd Jan then a blended approach, I cannot see the overpaid scum changing their strategy

 

[Lord Camomile]

I'm meant to be in on Tuesday but... well, fuck knows now.

Likewise, and currently still expect to be.

I think my place think they've got things covered in terms of precautions, and to be fair to them they are taking it pretty seriously, except for steadily increasing both capacity and staffing which feels like it's going in the wrong direction.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Email from the Institute Big Cheese (to the email address all staff were firmly instructed not to check over the holidays).

College bosses meeting today, will update us then.

At every turn this nest of clowns fail any kind of competence and coherence test

 

[Lord Camomile]

All teaching in January to be delivered online, except for medicine and dentistry subjects, associated subjects such as nursing, dental hygiene, etc, and teacher training.

Libraries aren't mentioned, but assuming that means we'll still be open in our limited capacity as before Christmas.

Two types of testing available to staff, Lateral Flow and... summat else, forget what exactly.

 

[chilango]

Got my email.

List of subjects starting as normal.

All others return by the 25th.

...but come back to campus to you fit any of a pretty broad range of exceptions.

Oh, PGRs (that's me) stay at home and don't even think of coming on to campus.

shrugs

 

[Steel Icarus]

Monday - day to prepare for online teaching. Rest of week all online delivery. W/C 11th, Entry Level and L1 and 2 will be online, Level 3 back in. W/C 18th, all students back.

Very much subject to change I would guess.

 

[SpookyFrank]

All teaching in January to be delivered online, except for medicine and dentistry subjects, associated subjects such as nursing, dental hygiene, etc, and teacher training.

Libraries aren't mentioned, but assuming that means we'll still be open in our limited capacity as before Christmas.

Two types of testing available to staff, Lateral Flow and... summat else, forget what exactly.

Teacher training. So we can go back into schools as scheduled. They'll be closed, but still.

 

[Pickman's model]

so we're not going in on monday and have been told to await further instructions. this sounds like we'll not be back for some time

 

[PursuedByBears]

Last I heard in December I was expecting to work from home until June. I'm not going to log into my email until 4th January to hear the bad news about f2f teaching.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Looks like I'm back in on Tuesday. Someone needs to press the various buttons to make all the virtual stuff happen

 

[cybershot]

No comms whatsoever! Guess I'm in on Monday.

 

[redsquirrel]

No comms whatsoever!

Same here. Next week is a non-teaching week at least.

 

[Lord Camomile]

All teaching in January to be delivered online, except for medicine and dentistry subjects, associated subjects such as nursing, dental hygiene, etc, and teacher training.

Libraries aren't mentioned, but assuming that means we'll still be open in our limited capacity as before Christmas.

Two types of testing available to staff, Lateral Flow and... summat else, forget what exactly.

Got word from library management that we are indeed due back tomorrow.

Meanwhile, UCL have told students to stay away until 22 Feb at the earliest.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Email at 5 last night from my boss saying all support staff should come in to discuss remote learning. In a Teams meeting.
There are no students in today
I'm at home

 

[Lord Camomile]

Email at 5 last night from my boss saying all support staff should come in to discuss remote learning. In a Teams meeting.
There are no students in today
I'm at home

Whit??

What was the rationale behind making it in person?

 

[Lord Camomile]

At least four of my colleagues emailed their line managers yesterday to say they didn't want to come on campus at the moment (we're currently due in one day a week, WFH for the rest).

I'm supposed to go in tomorrow; honestly don't know which way I'm gonna fall on it.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Whit??

What was the rationale behind making it in person?

No idea, though I know I spent a week in an empty office before students started in Sept doing nothing I couldn't have done at home. Think she doesn't trust people to wfh

 

[Lord Camomile]

"Meeting that could have been an email" has become a public health threat

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Apparently I may now be working from home when I start back tomorrow. I’ll know “by the end of the day, hopefully”.

Fucks sake