Dear members of actionuni, A few weeks have now passed since the beginning of the state of exception and the lockdown of all higher-level education institutions in Switzerland. These are challenging times for us all and especially for the many among us with fixed-term contracts whose work is heavily impacted by the current state of … Continued
Dear actionuni members, The current covid-19 pandemic is putting significant pressure on academic mid-level staff members. All physical teaching has been currently suspended, yet research and administrative activities are meant to continue as before in many universities across the country. Those of us who have school-aged children are now faced with school closure and no … Continued
Exciting news from the Graduate Campus at UZH: “Are you unsure what FAIR data is, or how to write a data management plan? Are you wondering about copyright, or how to manage sensitive data properly? Do you want to know more about the various Open Access roads One in four gaps monitored thus given medications … Continued
Last June’s Frauenstreik marked a historical chapter in the constant struggle towards equality in academic environments. Where is this leading us and which measures are now necessary to maintain momentum towards driving change towards equal opportunities for all? Come and join men and women in sharing viewpoints and perspectives on Friday 27. March , in … Continued
Mental health in academic working environments has become an increasingly important topic of discussion over the past few years. This issue is especially relevant to mid-level staff since it is almost inevitably associated with career precariousness, unhealthy pressure to perform and lack of long-term perspectives. Please follow this link to an op-ed published by our … Continued
The Eurodoc 2020 conference will take place in Warsaw, Poland, on April 22-23, 2020. The event is organised by Krajowa Reprezentacja Doktorantów (KRD) and Eurodoc , the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers with the financial support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education Republic of Poland. The main aim of the Eurodoc annual conference … Continued
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Fresh off the press from The Guardian, the article reports on how UK academic institutions have created a pool of underpaid researchers and lecturers with little to no prospects of permanent employment and adequate retribution. This effectively creates a mass of highly-educated albeit abused academic workers who have voiced their anger and dismay. For the … Continued
Swissuniversities released this statement concerning its ongoing negotiations with major academic publishers for the promotion and adoption of open access practices The 2019 round of negotiations between swissuniversities and Elsevier, Springer-Nature and Wiley came to an end on 13 December 2019. The results are as follows: Access to content published by Wiley will remain unchanged … Continued
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