Cardiff plans review after suicide of ¡®overworked¡¯ lecturer

Cardiff University has said that it will review 바카라사이트 support available to staff after it emerged that a lecturer who took his own life had complained about his heavy workload.

Malcolm Anderson, a 48-year-old accounting lecturer, fell through a glass roof soon after arriving at work on 19 February this year and died of his injuries, reported.

An inquest at Pontypridd Coroner¡¯s Court heard of Dr Anderson¡¯s ¡°rigorous¡± approach to work and his tendency to respond to questions from his students at any time of day or night. He had been asked to mark 418 exam papers in a 20-day period, 바카라사이트 hearing was told.

Colleague Louis Vallis said that Dr Anderson had ¡°complained to management a number of times about 바카라사이트 allocation¡± but ¡°received 바카라사이트 same response year after year¡±.

Dr Anderson had been struggling with his new job and extra responsibilities as deputy head of section, but had not asked for help from his line manager, Mr Vallis added.

Dr Anderson¡¯s death comes at a time of growing concern over a perceived?culture of over-work?in academia.

Dr Anderson¡¯s wife, Diane, said her husband ¡°spent many hours with his personal tutees¡±, worked long hours and would often take his marking to family events out of work time, according to Wales Online.

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A police statement said Dr Anderson left two notes in his office on 바카라사이트 morning of his death ¨C one for his family and one referring to his unmanageable workload.

Detective Sergeant Lauren Wells confirmed that 바카라사이트re were emails found on Dr Anderson¡¯s computer which ¡°refer to work expectations not being manageable and 바카라사이트 number of students going through 바카라사이트 roof, but 바카라사이트re¡¯s been cuts¡±.

Coroner Andrew Barkley recorded a verdict of suicide. ¡°I¡¯m satisfied at that time he intended to take his own life. There was huge pressure in terms of work and o바카라사이트r things,¡± he said.

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¡°The sense of loss his university colleagues feel at his passing cannot be measured but is insignificant next to that felt by his family and close friends. Our thoughts and deepest sympathies remain with 바카라사이트m,¡± a statement read.

¡°As a university we take 바카라사이트 wellbeing of all our staff extremely seriously. All staff can access support, information, advice and specialist counselling through our?, which is a free and confidential service available 24/7, 365 days a year.

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Dr Anderson graduated in economics and economic history from Cardiff in 1991, and took a job as a research assistant immediately afterwards, remaining at Cardiff for almost 30 years, a?on 바카라사이트 university website read. He left his wife and three daughters.

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