#dundeeuni — Public Fediverse posts

#DundeeUni Business School *also* facing 30% cuts to academic staffing, paring back staff:student ratio and risking student satisfaction etc for long term damage to get short term savings?:

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/5547910/dundee-university-business-school/

And this rings true, divide and conquer by senior management?

'Sources complain the plan lacks transparency with staff only given access to their own school’s business case, meaning they have no insight into how decisions on job losses are being made across the university.'

#DundeeUni Business School *also* facing 30% cuts to academic staffing, paring back staff:student ratio and risking student satisfaction etc for long term damage to get short term savings?:

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/5547910/dundee-university-business-school/

And this rings true, divide and conquer by senior management?

'Sources complain the plan lacks transparency with staff only given access to their own school’s business case, meaning they have no insight into how decisions on job losses are being made across the university.'

I hope #DundeeUni has explored transferring ownership and/or running of the Dundee Botanic Garden to the National Trust for Scotland, or the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh #RBGE which already runs four sites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Botanic_Garden_Edinburgh

I hope #DundeeUni has explored transferring ownership and/or running of the Dundee Botanic Garden to the National Trust for Scotland, or the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh #RBGE which already runs four sites: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Botanic_Garden_Edinburgh

The petition to save the Dundee Botanic Garden & Cafe in relation to the #DundeeUni cuts has shared a FOI request reply. The uni claims the garden's finances are commercially sensitive as they explore options (maybe so), and claim not to know who owns the former cafe premises at the garden entrance?! Quote:

"The café ceased operating in 2024 and is no longer in use as a café. The University does not hold recorded information identifying the current owner of the premises referred to in your request.

During its existence, the café was run by an independent third-party tenant under a lease arrangement and was not operated by the University."

https://www.change.org/p/save-dundee-botanic-gardens-and-cafe/u/35006021

The petition to save the Dundee Botanic Garden & Cafe in relation to the #DundeeUni cuts has shared a FOI request reply. The uni claims the garden's finances are commercially sensitive as they explore options (maybe so), and claim not to know who owns the former cafe premises at the garden entrance?! Quote:

"The café ceased operating in 2024 and is no longer in use as a café. The University does not hold recorded information identifying the current owner of the premises referred to in your request.

During its existence, the café was run by an independent third-party tenant under a lease arrangement and was not operated by the University."

https://www.change.org/p/save-dundee-botanic-gardens-and-cafe/u/35006021

All the 2026 petitions about #Dundee at https://www.change.org/search?q=dundee are about the #DundeeUni cuts:

* Botanic Gardens (15k)
* Philosophy
* Mass cuts
* English for International Students
* University Nursery

Not one for maths or languages generally?

All the 2026 petitions about #Dundee at https://www.change.org/search?q=dundee are about the #DundeeUni cuts:

* Botanic Gardens (15k)
* Philosophy
* Mass cuts
* English for International Students
* University Nursery

Not one for maths or languages generally?

The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them. To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it.
To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
Douglas Adams
#DundeeUni #IYKYK

The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them. To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it.
To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
Douglas Adams
#DundeeUni #IYKYK

RE: https://fediscience.org/@pjacock/116767459706300645

BBC article covering #DundeeUni threat to close Dundee Botanic Garden - but missing link to the petition, why? #DundeeBotanicGarden #Dundee #BotanicGarden

RE: https://fediscience.org/@pjacock/116767459706300645

BBC article covering #DundeeUni threat to close Dundee Botanic Garden - but missing link to the petition, why? #DundeeBotanicGarden #Dundee #BotanicGarden

One small silver lining of the latest round of #DundeeUni jobs cuts: Union membership should see another boost #UCU #union

One small silver lining of the latest round of #DundeeUni jobs cuts: Union membership should see another boost #UCU #union

RE: https://fediscience.org/@pjacock/116772872021146132

This is desperately sad news from #DundeeUni, and it’s simply awful for the languages, mathematics and philosophy students and staff at Dundee.

The university sector is under resourced and in bad shape across Scotland and the rest of the UK (scenes here are reminiscent of terrible waves of redundancies in Australian universities 10 to 20 years ago).

I am afraid that decisions like this—to suspend degrees in core academic disciplines—will not inspire confidence that those in management are doing what they can to value and protect the core mission of the university.

RE: https://fediscience.org/@pjacock/116772872021146132

This is desperately sad news from #DundeeUni, and it’s simply awful for the languages, mathematics and philosophy students and staff at Dundee.

The university sector is under resourced and in bad shape across Scotland and the rest of the UK (scenes here are reminiscent of terrible waves of redundancies in Australian universities 10 to 20 years ago).

I am afraid that decisions like this—to suspend degrees in core academic disciplines—will not inspire confidence that those in management are doing what they can to value and protect the core mission of the university.

Contrast this week's #DundeeUni quote about suspending #Dundee #Mathematics degrees (previous toot) with this from the Campaign for Mathematical Sciences:

"Worryingly, many smaller maths degree programmes, mostly at universities that have lower entry requirements, have been shrinking and are under threat. Brighton University, Oxford Brookes University and Birkbeck College have already cancelled or scaled back their maths degree programmes. This creates a significant risk to both the diversity of the maths undergraduate population and the development of maths teacher talent. Indeed, research commissioned by the Council of Mathematical Sciences shows that graduates of these smaller maths departments with lower entry requirements are more likely to enter careers in education.

An action plan is needed to maintain a healthy ecosystem of maths degrees for the future, including strong and sustainable provision in every region."

https://www.campaignmathsci.uk/maths-degrees-for-the-future

Contrast this week's #DundeeUni quote about suspending #Dundee #Mathematics degrees (previous toot) with this from the Campaign for Mathematical Sciences:

"Worryingly, many smaller maths degree programmes, mostly at universities that have lower entry requirements, have been shrinking and are under threat. Brighton University, Oxford Brookes University and Birkbeck College have already cancelled or scaled back their maths degree programmes. This creates a significant risk to both the diversity of the maths undergraduate population and the development of maths teacher talent. Indeed, research commissioned by the Council of Mathematical Sciences shows that graduates of these smaller maths departments with lower entry requirements are more likely to enter careers in education.

An action plan is needed to maintain a healthy ecosystem of maths degrees for the future, including strong and sustainable provision in every region."

https://www.campaignmathsci.uk/maths-degrees-for-the-future

More news on #DundeeUni latest cut plans, including:

"Our academic provision will stay broadly the same, but there are proposals to suspend degrees to varying levels in some subjects, most notably Mathematics, Languages and Philosophy."

"There is no change to our undergraduate course provision for September 2026 entry, and any student who starts in September will be able to finish their degree at Dundee."

#Dundee #Mathematics #languageEducation #Philosophy https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/5520326/dundee-university-suspend-degrees-merge-departments/

More news on #DundeeUni latest cut plans, including:

"Our academic provision will stay broadly the same, but there are proposals to suspend degrees to varying levels in some subjects, most notably Mathematics, Languages and Philosophy."

"There is no change to our undergraduate course provision for September 2026 entry, and any student who starts in September will be able to finish their degree at Dundee."

#Dundee #Mathematics #languageEducation #Philosophy https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/5520326/dundee-university-suspend-degrees-merge-departments/

For those following Scottish #HEI news, here is a good summary of the situation at #DundeeUni
https://thestooshie.podbean.com/e/more-cuts-at-dundee-university-aberdeen-south-local-view/
#Podcast #TheStooshie

Oh, yes, and in case you'd support keeping #Dundee Botanical Gardens via increased funding, community-led initiatives or collaborative efforts with environmental organizations, here is a petition that you might be interested in:
https://www.change.org/p/save-dundee-botanic-gardens-and-cafe

#Scotland

Petition https://www.change.org/p/save-dundee-botanic-gardens-and-cafe against the proposed closure of Dundee Botanic Gardens and cafe as part of #DundeeUni's financial crisis - see eg https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/education/5518709/dundee-university-to-close-botanic-gardens/

Petition https://www.change.org/p/save-dundee-botanic-gardens-and-cafe against the proposed closure of Dundee Botanic Gardens and cafe as part of #DundeeUni's financial crisis - see eg https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/education/5518709/dundee-university-to-close-botanic-gardens/

#DundeeUni in the news again - another 190 FTE job cuts coming in another round of voluntary redundancies https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/education/5517948/live-blog-dundee-university-job-cuts/

"The total headcount at the university fell from 3,432 in August 2024 to 2,757 in May this year – a reduction of 675 jobs.

The bulk of these are due to two previous voluntary severance schemes."

#DundeeUni in the news again - another 190 FTE job cuts coming in another round of voluntary redundancies https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/education/5517948/live-blog-dundee-university-job-cuts/

"The total headcount at the university fell from 3,432 in August 2024 to 2,757 in May this year – a reduction of 675 jobs.

The bulk of these are due to two previous voluntary severance schemes."

Upcoming School of Health Sciences #DundeeUni virtual lunchtime seminar:

Ecological momentary interventions: Examples from #MentalHealth settings

Presented by Dr. Anita Schick, CIMH Mannheim

Some pre-reading or resources:

Summary of EMA and EMA work of the group:
https://www.zi-mannheim.de/institut/news-detail/using-your-smartphone-to-improve-your-well-being.html

For EMIcompass the trial results go here
https://academic.oup.com/schizophreniabulletin/article/49/3/592/7026043
and its realist process evaluation
https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/papt.12565

#DundeeUni #CIMH #MobileHealth #EcologicalMomentaryAssessment

Upcoming School of Health Sciences #DundeeUni virtual lunchtime seminar:

Ecological momentary interventions: Examples from #MentalHealth settings

Presented by Dr. Anita Schick, CIMH Mannheim

Some pre-reading or resources:

Summary of EMA and EMA work of the group:
https://www.zi-mannheim.de/institut/news-detail/using-your-smartphone-to-improve-your-well-being.html

For EMIcompass the trial results go here
https://academic.oup.com/schizophreniabulletin/article/49/3/592/7026043
and its realist process evaluation
https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/papt.12565

#DundeeUni #CIMH #MobileHealth #EcologicalMomentaryAssessment

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jrboehnke/116617637914664272

The Scotland Partnership Advancing Research Careers for Clinicians (SPARCC) scheme is opening for submissions in July - get in contact with leads at Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow or St Andrews!

#Funding #Scotland #HealthCare #AlliedHealthProfessions #AHP #DundeeUni

RE: https://mastodon.social/@jrboehnke/116617637914664272

The Scotland Partnership Advancing Research Careers for Clinicians (SPARCC) scheme is opening for submissions in July - get in contact with leads at Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow or St Andrews!

#Funding #Scotland #HealthCare #AlliedHealthProfessions #AHP #DundeeUni

Regional Accounts for Clinical Researchers initiative by #UKRI #MRC
https://www.ukri.org/news/new-mrc-investment-supports-clinical-research-careers-in-the-uk/
#RACR

❗Important❗
They conceive "clinical" broadly:
open to nurses, midwives, dentists, pharmacists, #AlliedHealthProfessions

The #Scotland Partnership Advancing Research Careers for Clinicians will offer 'SPARCC awards' w buy-out for a defined time and purpose.

Details to be announced soon, applications opening in July 2026, awards commencing in 2027.

#DundeeUni #ClinicalPsychology #Nursing #Funding

Regional Accounts for Clinical Researchers initiative by #UKRI #MRC
https://www.ukri.org/news/new-mrc-investment-supports-clinical-research-careers-in-the-uk/
#RACR

❗Important❗
They conceive "clinical" broadly:
open to nurses, midwives, dentists, pharmacists, #AlliedHealthProfessions

The #Scotland Partnership Advancing Research Careers for Clinicians will offer 'SPARCC awards' w buy-out for a defined time and purpose.

Details to be announced soon, applications opening in July 2026, awards commencing in 2027.

#DundeeUni #ClinicalPsychology #Nursing #Funding

New #coffee shop in the #DundeeUni area!
#DunDeCofaidh

Halò
Opens Mon-Sat 8am (Sun 10am)
#FlatWhite £3.50
#Espresso £3.00

Just on the limit of #EarlyCoffee.

When I returned today, the barista remembered my order 👍

Chan eil mi cinnteach a bheil iad a' bruidhinn Gàidhlig ge-tà.*

#Cofaidh #DundeeCoffee #Dundee

* Shop name is "Hello" in Gaelic, seems a fair question?

New #coffee shop in the #DundeeUni area!
#DunDeCofaidh

Halò
Opens Mon-Sat 8am (Sun 10am)
#FlatWhite £3.50
#Espresso £3.00

Just on the limit of #EarlyCoffee.

When I returned today, the barista remembered my order 👍

Chan eil mi cinnteach a bheil iad a' bruidhinn Gàidhlig ge-tà.*

#Cofaidh #DundeeCoffee #Dundee

* Shop name is "Hello" in Gaelic, seems a fair question?

We looked at the Contributor Roles Taxonomy ( #CRediT ), covering contributions typically made to research outputs:
https://credit.niso.org/
@tenzingContrib

Designed to look at contributions instead of #authorships, it is much more inclusive.

Brief guide by #DundeeUni colleagues:
https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/publications/credit-taxonomy-recognising-research-contributions/

We looked at the Contributor Roles Taxonomy ( #CRediT ), covering contributions typically made to research outputs:
https://credit.niso.org/
@tenzingContrib

Designed to look at contributions instead of #authorships, it is much more inclusive.

Brief guide by #DundeeUni colleagues:
https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/publications/credit-taxonomy-recognising-research-contributions/

In our new paper we were synthesised primary research into the experiences of adolescents concerning their #diabetes #SelfManagement after participating in a diabetes education program
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/26350106261422691

- We only found papers relating to T1DM (and only n=4)

- Experiences split into (i) general experience of self management, and (ii) barriers/facilitators in their environment

- All studies were conducted in Western/ #HIC countries
#LMIC #GlobalHealth

#DundeeUni #NCD #LTC
@AlbertFarre

In our new paper we were synthesised primary research into the experiences of adolescents concerning their #diabetes #SelfManagement after participating in a diabetes education program
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/26350106261422691

- We only found papers relating to T1DM (and only n=4)

- Experiences split into (i) general experience of self management, and (ii) barriers/facilitators in their environment

- All studies were conducted in Western/ #HIC countries
#LMIC #GlobalHealth

#DundeeUni #NCD #LTC
@AlbertFarre

The recent Guardian headline* about the world being short a million midwives connected to our School's history in leading the Lancet Series on Midwifery**
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2014-lancet-series-midwifery-midwife-shortages-jan-r-b%C3%B6hnke-itd9e

"[...] #midwifery is an essential intervention that can substantively improve survival, health, and well-being in low-, middle-, and high-income countries" ***

#DundeeUni #BanasGluine #GlobalHealth #MaternalHealth

* https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/20/world-shortage-million-midwives-icm-healthcare-mothers-babies-intervention

** https://www.thelancet.com/series-do/midwifery

*** Taken from https://results2021.ref.ac.uk/impact/dac997a2-328f-4fba-9be1-78052a32c38d?page=1
#REF2021

The recent Guardian headline* about the world being short a million midwives connected to our School's history in leading the Lancet Series on Midwifery**
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2014-lancet-series-midwifery-midwife-shortages-jan-r-b%C3%B6hnke-itd9e

"[...] #midwifery is an essential intervention that can substantively improve survival, health, and well-being in low-, middle-, and high-income countries" ***

#DundeeUni #BanasGluine #GlobalHealth #MaternalHealth

* https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/20/world-shortage-million-midwives-icm-healthcare-mothers-babies-intervention

** https://www.thelancet.com/series-do/midwifery

*** Taken from https://results2021.ref.ac.uk/impact/dac997a2-328f-4fba-9be1-78052a32c38d?page=1
#REF2021

Looking for a #WeekendRead?

How about my colleague's umbrella concept analysis of #loneliness identifying one necessary and sufficient characteristic:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17437199.2025.2528822

Brief comment from me on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7416424211079995394/

Press release from #DundeeUni
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/press-release/loneliness-definition-could-transform-support-millions

#Psychometrics @philosophy

Looking for a #WeekendRead?

How about my colleague's umbrella concept analysis of #loneliness identifying one necessary and sufficient characteristic:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17437199.2025.2528822

Brief comment from me on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7416424211079995394/

Press release from #DundeeUni
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/press-release/loneliness-definition-could-transform-support-millions

#Psychometrics @philosophy

Funding to build #HealthResearch capacity in #Scotland for clinical and non–clinical researchers to continue their research following completion of a PhD:

Early Postdoctoral Fellowship
https://www.cso.scot.nhs.uk/fellowship-funding/early-postdoctoral-fellowship/
🔥📆 10th March 2026

❗3 years of salary and consumable support

#CSO

...and maybe spending this time in the Living Well with Long-term Conditions Research Group at #DundeeUni could be the right context?
https://www.dundee.ac.uk/lwltc/research
#NCD #LTC

Great day at our Postgraduate Research Symposium at the School of #HealthSciences #DundeeUni !

21 presentations across such diverse topics as breastfeeding, the Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex, #MentalHealth literacy, stigma of mental illness, the nursing curriculum, #PPIE in #RCTs, skin to skin care, traumatic birth and... and... 👏

Great opportunity to welcome new students, and to see projects develop over the years.

#PGR #PhD

Reading the "University of Dundee Section 25 Conditions of Funding as at 26 November 2025"* by #SFC I learned a new word:

timeous
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/timeous

* available here:
https://www.sfc.ac.uk/assurance-accountability/institutional-sustainability-and-governance/institutional-governance/university-of-dundee/

#DundeeUni #HEI #HigherEducation #Funding

The Candidates' responses in the #DundeeUni “Chair of Court election hustings” gave interesting perspectives on the problems of #HEI and #Dundee in particular.

One quote by Esther Roberton (minutes ago confirmed as the Chair of UoD Court): “When I discovered what principals earn, I was taken aback. […] I had a Chief Exec running a health board with nearly £2bn of a budget, 22.5 thousand staff, and he earned half of what some of our University Principals earn.”

#Governance #Charity

Three things I found interesting to delve into the UK #HEI crisis, case example #DundeeUni (bit more detail: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7399752039225831424/).

The session of the “Education, Children and Young People Committee” of the #ScottishParliament with Professor Nigel Seaton, Interim Principal and Vice-Chancellor and Lee Hamill, Interim Finance Director covered a wide range of concrete challenges and topics in university management.
https://www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/education-children-and-young-people-committee-october-29-2025

#Funding #HigherEducation #SFC

All the best to our graduates who graduated last week!

Some stories can be found in #DundeeUni LinkedIn feed:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/universityofdundee_two-of-todays-nursing-grads-have-already-activity-7397624579411828736-bnOG
#Nursing

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/universityofdundee_one-of-our-graduates-crossing-the-caird-hall-activity-7397656121622044672-haGx

Personally, I am surprised each time how the same degree information leads to very different hoods being picked for me.

As I have no clue (evident by how I wear some 😅), any pointers to what they are, are welcome!

#Gown #EdeRavenscroft #AcademicDress #BurgonSociety

Attending the meeting of the Scottish Alcohol Research Network* at #DundeeUni!

SARN is a collaborative research forum responding to alcohol-related harm in #Scotland

Great to meet internal and external colleagues w similar research interests.

🧵👇
#SubstanceUse #MentalHealth
* https://www.sarnalcohol.org/

New #AcademicYear - New #introduction

I am a researcher at #DundeeUni and interested in health-related quality of life
#HRQoL #Psychometrics

I teach #ResearchMethodology and #ResearchMethods with a focus on #Quantitative methods.

I worked for 7yrs as a #NightshiftEditor and I am still mulling over roles in and sense of #AcademicPublishing

This is mainly a work account, but I also post #Dundee stuff such as #DunDeCofaidh and occasional #Deutsch #Svenska #Gaidhlig (👉 pure work account at BSky)

For those for whom the Gillies Report* or the hearings at the #ScotGov Education, Children and Young People Committee** are too long, this is a really good thematic summary of the findings and evidence.

The topics and quotes invite reflection, not only at #DundeeUni. It is a bit of a questionnaire of "have you seen this happen?", "have you felt or experienced this?"

https://wonkhe.com/blogs/learning-from-dundee-means-solving-the-right-problems/

#WorkplaceCulture #Scotland #HEI #AcademicChatter

Mentally preparing for the
#MWMsymposium later today, giving a brief input on severe mental illnesses and #multimorbidity in relation to social determinants of health and health-related quality of life.

I'll be posting here later about the talks, but here I share some resources I'll talk about 👇🧵

#SMI #HRQL #SDoH #DundeeUni #LivingWellUoD #ISOQOL

Closure threatened Mills Observatory secures five-figure funding - a hefty donation from my husband's company, a space technology research company spun off from the University of Dundee. https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/dundee/5017390/mills-observatory-secures-funding/ #Dundee #Tayside #Space #Scotland #Astronomy #MillsObservatory #PublicScience #Outreach #Observatories #Science #STARDundee #DundeeUniversity #DundeeUni

New academic year - new #introduction

I am interested in health-related quality of life
#HRQL #Psychometrics
and my account mainly reflects what I work on, e.g. also

#ResearchMethods modules in the #DundeeUni #ProfDoc
#Interdisciplinary #RD62001 #RD62002

I convene our school's #ResearchEthics committee

My role as academic editor of 'Quality of Life Research' is coming to an end, and I am mulling over whether I am looking for a new role in #AcademicPublishing replacing it
#NightshiftEditor