Of late I have mostly learned that not everyone is as honourable as me and my pals

More shocking than what was already known.

Misogyny, neglect of duty, the devastating effects on staff and students could have been avoided with better management.

Dundee Uni needs fresh management.

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/5272364/dundee-university-findings-pamela-gillies-investigation-report/

Follow the coverage live: https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/5272287/dundee-university-job-cuts-financial-crisis-live-blog/

About to learn details of the independent investigation into the University of Dundee's financial crisis.

It's left staff & students completely lost at sea, their calls for transparency ignored.

I'll be scrutinising senior UoD officials in Education Committee next week.

@maggiechapman Thank you for your support, it is greatly appreciated

Text of my letter is here:
https://maggiechapman79.substack.com/p/my-letter-to-the-scottish-government

I have again, written to Scot Govt about Dundee Uni's ongoing crisis.

Compulsory redundancies are still on the table despite the voluntary scheme in place. A £12million loan hasn't been accepted by Uni Court. And Fair Work principles definitely aren't being followed.

My letter:

Proposed cuts to services for disabled people will devastate lives. And they’ll create costs & pressures on other services. No one wins from these cuts. Many will lose. We cannot afford this short-sighted approach.
Solidarity with all fighting against Aberdeenshire council cuts!

@millerdl Looks like anti-tank sea defences

@maggiechapman @dundeeuni thank you for your support today we appreciate it.

Published data on switch reaction times and showing the potential of EMG (who wants to work with me to develop the next generation of EMG?!).

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17483107.2025.2501746#abstract

Took a long time to get this written up and over the finishing line, but glad I did.

Picard management tip: In a strange new environment, be wary of making changes until you understand more about what's going on.

#Naqi neural earbuds will let you control things using brainwaves and/or micro-gestures. If so, they could be revolutionary for anyone unable to use their voice or body to control their tech, smart home, and such:
https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-just-tried-earbuds-that-let-me-control-things-with-my-mind-and-it-could-be-a-game-changer-for-accessibility

#CES2025

Last call for our January 2025 #AssistiveTechnology MSc intake! PLEASE SHARE.
If you or someone you know has been thinking about applying, now is the time. We do have some places, if you plan to apply please email MScEduAT@dundee.ac.uk so we can fast-track your application.
https://mastodon.social/@RohanSlaughter/113556184938877092

@kevzag glorious!

This course is for people who want to train as an assistive technologist, you could be working in education, health, social care, third sector and beyond. Email MScEduAT@dundee.ac.uk for more information.

Do you want to learn about the assement provisioning, ongoing support and review of #AssistiveTechnology ?

This is a unique MSc course taught by Annalu Waller Tom Griffiths @TG_AT and me. The course is taught online via distance learning, most students take the course part time over two years. UK and International students are welcome.

There are still (some) places available on our #MScEduAT starting in January 2025

Apply here: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/postgraduate/educational-assistive-technology-part-time

@si_judge yes it’s a sad thing, I’m not sure that AT people have coalesced anywhere else 🤔
LinkedIn to some extent - sadly not here on mastodon, even though the service works very well.

@jonathanhogg another great year for #LightUpLancaster always a friendly atmosphere and brilliant to experience the installations that the artists created

@jonathanhogg Thank you to you and your fellow artists! We had a great family evening at #LightUpLancaster