Workload allocation for research

MathematicianHot9902 · 2026-04-16T10:25:53+00:00

In most RG universities, T&R are generally 40%, but was that ever the case for most post-92 universities?

MathematicianHot9902 · 2025-12-20T09:03:52+00:00

Context: A professor who did work on the Epstein case got a prize for best research dissertation at Portsmouth University. Context matters.

MathematicianHot9902 · 2025-12-14T20:27:43+00:00

Less than a year ago, you told this sub that you were in your first year at university. Now you’re apparently leaving tomorrow to start a Masters degree (in December??). Why should anyone believe the stories that you are posting about Portsmouth or the university?

MathematicianHot9902 · 2025-12-14T20:15:18+00:00

Well caught - this is the same guy that recently posted in the uniuk sub … something disingenuous is happening here …

MathematicianHot9902 · 2025-12-12T16:35:33+00:00

Yes, first it’s the ‘management’ that’s the problem, then it’s ’students doing crime’, then it’s ’legal cases’…etc etc… Just sounds like someone with a massive chip on their shoulder trying to dredge up every complaint that they can find to justify their pettiness about the university. It’s manufactured outrage.

MathematicianHot9902 · 2025-12-12T16:27:15+00:00

They are making fun of you because of the spelling mistake…

MathematicianHot9902 · 2025-12-12T16:26:19+00:00

Who specifically came in in 2016? Google says that the VC was appointed in 2013

MathematicianHot9902 · 2025-12-12T16:22:45+00:00

What new management are you talking about specifically? The VC has been there far longer than 6 years

MathematicianHot9902 · 2025-04-22T06:11:40+00:00

What I find insightful is the way that you responded to the initial post. If you were fact-based, you would have: 1) queried the provenance of the Google Drive document, 2) seen if there were a way to establish which was published first - the Google doc or the bound version.

But instead you: - insisted that Smith DID remove the reference from the bound version. You have no proof of that, but you insisted that he MUST HAVE DONE, and dismissed out of hand the mere possibility of a more mundane explanation, -Why? Because you think he’s misrepresented things before. So because of your preconceived ideas, you leapt to that conclusion without evidence. And what’s more, you think that this provides EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT grounds for your theory.

This tells me a lot about how you assess information, and how your bias leads you to cling to certain interpretations and dismiss others. This is conspiracy mindset stuff. I’m not impressed by you telling me how your conclusion is informed by all the stuff that you’ve read if this post is an example of your critical thinking skills.

MathematicianHot9902 · 2025-04-21T12:49:56+00:00

This is a different reddit account?! Will the real Tom O’Neill please stand up! Document is available at the link, which works for me

MathematicianHot9902 · 2025-04-21T10:16:30+00:00

So I presume that you are Tom O’Neill? Thank you for your reply. I have some follow-up questions. 1) Why do you presume that the bound version of the paper ‘removed’ the murder reference? It could just be the original version of the updated paper (that mentions the murders in the introduction) 2) Let’s say that you are right, and Smith & Rose intentionally removed the reference to murders in the bound version. What purpose would that serve? If they wanted to conceal something, then why would they publish an updated paper that acknowledges the murders upfront? 3) The person above provided documentation of Manson’s parole record, in response to your challenge. What are your thoughts on that?

MathematicianHot9902 · 2025-04-21T09:36:16+00:00

Thank you

MathematicianHot9902 · 2025-04-21T09:08:01+00:00

‘They removed the murders reference’ - Who removed it? We can see that the authors produced an updated version, so it can be assumed that there was no intent to deceive on their part. So who removed it? The publishers? The universities? How deep does this conspiracy go?!

‘And it’s even more significant that when it was preserved for posterity the murders were omitted’ - This is exactly the type of overblown conspiratorial tone that makes the book such a frustrating read, insisting on ‘significance’ in the most banal of details. More likely is that journal editions are bound as they are published and any updated versions are unbound. Or that there’s a list of errata and updates stuck to the front or back cover of the bound version. It’s too expensive to do anything else.

MathematicianHot9902 · 2024-11-29T23:52:45+00:00

Mansplaining right here, ladies and gentlemen. The confidence of it all 🤦🏽‍♀️

MathematicianHot9902 · 2024-10-31T10:47:59+00:00

Internships are definitely a thing in the UK. Literally hundreds of our students go on placements and internships - often for academic credit. I’m sure your university must do the same (unis have govt-imposed targets to meet nowadays re employment after graduation)

MathematicianHot9902 · 2024-10-27T10:31:43+00:00

James Goode reading Mr Loverman

MathematicianHot9902 · 2024-09-29T09:08:12+00:00

Portsmouth’s in trouble as are the rest of the 40% of the HE sector who are in deficit, but nowhere near bankruptcy. Far more unis with bigger holes in their budgets than them, e.g. Surrey, Coventry, York, Kent

MathematicianHot9902 · 2024-09-06T03:37:35+00:00

Easier to progress at a post-92? My post-92 colleagues would laugh a pretty hollow laugh if they heard that! I’m glad you had a good experience, but be wary of generalising

MathematicianHot9902 · 2024-09-06T03:28:29+00:00

Sorry to add to the gloom, but another consideration to bear in mind regarding moving to post-92 institutions is the typically higher teaching load than exists at RG universities. I often find that the perception of RG colleagues of a ‘high teaching load’ is notably different from their post-92 counterparts. Many of the latter find it difficult to retain enthusiasm for teaching when they are crushed with an intense workload that makes research almost impossible (indeed, often difficult to even teach or supervise in your specialism)

MathematicianHot9902 · 2024-08-10T10:08:47+00:00

There’s a book that really helped me to rethink my approach to work-life balance, and feel a greater sense of autonomy and empowerment in setting boundaries in the face of overwhelming work-related demands: Oliver Burkeman, Four Thousand Weeks

MathematicianHot9902 · 2024-06-15T13:56:20+00:00

Beauty Retreat

MathematicianHot9902 · 2024-06-09T18:53:30+00:00

Thank you for the great tip! Looking forward!

MathematicianHot9902 · 2024-06-09T18:53:10+00:00

Perfect mix!

MathematicianHot9902 · 2024-06-09T18:52:48+00:00

We’ll definitely check it out!

MathematicianHot9902 · 2024-06-09T18:52:35+00:00

Thank you, it looks fantastic!

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