I'm sure there'll be many takes on this announcement from UKRI www.ukri.org/news/ukri-mo... , but my main continuous worry is that "demand management" (i.e. internal selection) is very unequal, with terrible EDI implications.
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![article snapshot, where the "he" refers to a senior scientist who was subject to a grievance complaint that was completely thrown out. The text reads
“Some of the grievances I’ve seen are massively disingenuous. They’ve been made by [junior] researchers who have been told their work isn’t up to scratch or whose contract won’t be renewed. They have nothing to lose because there is no real censure if you make a trivial complaint, despite what the procedures claim,” he said.
“There are…clear timelines for these investigations to be completed, but these aren’t adhered to and there is no reason for HR to expedite matters. While suspensions and investigations run, an academic’s career usually goes into freefall and it’s very hard to recover even if none of the complaint is upheld,” he added.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qruxtvcyic5dxga65rp2w67a/bafkreicioqjlcluxsk427zlbokgihbyia7lvxjkg3dnrhxsek4hwzo2vpq)
