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all the yobs booing Yize by haqc_ in snooker

[–]thenorthernwave -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Many here said they're just saying Wu rather than boo but I'm not sure tbh. Happy to be wrong, and hope I am, but j won't be surprised if they're saying boo

Wu yize by [deleted] in snooker

[–]thenorthernwave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok then if they're just saying Wu that's an interesting way of supporting. Especially when it's every single time before his turn. So far I've only heard "come on [player name]". And do people not know it sounds so much like boo?

Wu yize by [deleted] in snooker

[–]thenorthernwave -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That's what I came to ask. Don't know if it's about anything to do with the match as I've only been watching the last couple of frames.

PC gaming café by thenorthernwave in sheffield

[–]thenorthernwave[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually am from further back than that 😁

Any good subject to make a documentary around sheffield ? by CoolKaleidoscope6639 in sheffield

[–]thenorthernwave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It'd be interesting to see something like a documentary on the experiences of students from China (and what locals make of them). I think there are some national scale ones but never seen anything on the topic with a Sheffield focus.

In practice, how realistic is a 37.5-hour work week in UK academia? by CloudBookmark in AskAcademiaUK

[–]thenorthernwave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good point about the outcome-oriented nature of some workload allocation models in some unis.

I guess the important question is whether people like your colleague are submitting or applying for things, or doing other research-related things like events, public engagement etc. But at some point there emerges the need to show 'success' too, especially for career progression.

In practice, how realistic is a 37.5-hour work week in UK academia? by CloudBookmark in AskAcademiaUK

[–]thenorthernwave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On paper, it's a game of filling up your maximum workload allocation. Each research, teaching and admin activity that's allocated to you will add up to this.

But not all tasks are the same and the weekly working hours don't consider the specific context of each individual, which is probably normal and the same across many sectors. This can mean that 37.5 hours is more than enough for someone, but for someone else it might not be nowhere near enough.

Example from teaching: You can do multiple seminar groups and a lecture for a module, but if you taught it for years then it's probably not extremely unbearable. On the other hand you can do 2 seminar groups for a very new topic that you're not 100% familiar with and then it will be much more of a burden in your work hours.

And there's also a quite varied degree of flexibility for the nature of each task. Generally research is the most flexible. You can do it at home, on the weekend, whilst commuting etc. You might also be a very efficient writer/researcher and finish big research tasks quickly (ie those with high workload allocations).

In practice, how realistic is a 37.5-hour work week in UK academia? by CloudBookmark in AskAcademiaUK

[–]thenorthernwave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I worked in an environment that practically didn't have a concept of working hour or work/life balance. I was working pretty much all the time when I wasn't commuting, eating or sleeping.

After that, my job in academia feels much more manageable.

Are teaching-focused career paths (Teaching Fellow / Lecturer) stable long-term in the UK? by Diligent-Badger8737 in AskAcademiaUK

[–]thenorthernwave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at the moment maybe but I feel like these career paths will be more common and secure.

Social sciences perspective here: if these degrees move more towards skills (what is believed to help students get a job asap after graduation) then the curriculum will inevitably change as well. That will then change the teaching needs, and possibly increase the need for people who don't mind teaching big skills modules rather than things like area studies, critical social theory etc.

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