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Aikido is taking part in UTS "Women in Sport" program. If you know anyone who might be interested please share.

https://www.activateuts.com.au/events/women-in-sport-intro-to-japanese-martial-arts-10/

These words are not mine, but they do a good job at expressing my fears for the future of our #TertiarySector

“The university sector’s continued high spending on consultants and the uncertainty staff face may well be contributing to a crisis in higher education staff mental health.

Adelaide University’s own Professor Maureen Dollard published results of a university sector survey last week indicating what many have been saying for the past few years: psychological safety in Australia’s higher education sector is in very poor shape.

Universities are alike in high spending on consultants and alike in poor psychological safety for staff. The low state of staff morale at UTS and ANU in particular has received plenty of coverage in the press. What Professor Dollard’s work shows in this new study is how this phenomenon is present throughout the higher education sector.

It is past time for a re-evaluation of how universities engage with consultants and how they can be better employers and better providers of the education students need.”
Source:
https://thepoint.com.au/news/260219-was-the-adelaide-university-merger-really-worth-185-million-in-consultants

The truly frightening revelations is the cost of Consultancies — in this case AU (Adelaide University) merger costs:

“The contract, which ran from September 2023 to 5 January 2026, was worth around $399,000 per day, or equivalent to the annual salaries of a professor and a senior lecturer combined. Put another way, the consulting contract was the equivalent to the salary of 420 professors and 420 senior lecturers for a year.

Was the level of complexity of the merger enough to justify spending the same amount as it would on the annual labour of 840 highly educated academics?”

Truly gobsmacked by this one… meanwhile, the cost of an Arts Degree (BA) is daunting for all who enrol for one — thanks to the Morrison (#ScottyFromMarketing) Jobs ready Graduate scheme.

#UTS #AdelaideUniversity #ANU #Consultants #JRG

I don’t know if the appointment of Linda Burnley to the #UTS Board will make a difference to the chaos that the current board (Council?) have wrought on the institution and its academic staff, but it surely can’t do any harm. I wish her well in a tough gig.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/19/linda-burney-uts-board-university-of-technology-sydney-aboriginal-education

Enjoyed the fluidity of the UTS Business School facade on a recent trip to Sydney. A little bit Gaudi-ish? #architecture #masonry #UTS #fluidity #TravelTuesday

A blonde brick building with rippling walls punctuated by square reflective windows.

Many years ago now, I worked for an organisation based out of UTS (University of Technology Sydney).

And its collection of buildings is… Not universally beloved.

#architecture #building #buildings #Sydney #UTS

A very tall, very brown, very brutalist building.

A newer building. It's a mostly flat metal facade with triangles cut out for windows. It's not exactly human scale.

The one I like best, with a curved glass facade. But even here there's limited engagement with the street.

For some reasons, after finishing the paper, I decided to flip through the references.

#sciguy #uts #universityoftorontoschools #liveforever

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#Privacy #CyberSecurity #PasswordManager #ZeroKnowledge #Encryption #UTS

Why do university students and staff do aikido?

#Aikido #Kokikai #University #Student #Academic #UTS #UNSW

https://vimeo.com/1011723008/58ab827554?fl=pl&fe=sh

#introduction I am new here. My brother @jaforbes tells me it is customary to do an opening post of things I find interesting or likely to discuss in the future. Here is my list: #democracy #ai #eng #engineering #osint #geopol #math #mathematics #humanrights #compsci #history #philosophy #space #australia #japan #bluemountains #science #tech #anu #unsw #uts #physics #uai #agi #nafo #peace #ukraine #taiwan #photography #tdd #andor. I have friends everywhere. I hope that you'll join me.

Watching UTS (Ultimate Tennis Showdown). 🎾

I really like the format, it's fun and exciting. 😃

#Tennis #UTS #UltimateTennisShowdown #Sport #Sports

🌡️ The Lancet's ‘Countdown on Health and Climate Change’ report states that globally, failure to curb the warming effects of climate change has seen the rate of heat-related deaths surge 23% since the 1990s

Experts from #UQ #ANU #Flinders #CharlesSturtUni #UTS respond

✨Follow the link for more information and to read the commentary✨
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/expert-reaction-inaction-on-climate-change-could-be-paid-for-in-millions-of-lives-each-year

#science #research #stem #facts #knowledge #sciencefacts #climatechange