Metrics critic's marching orders

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A lecturer at Queen Mary, University of London who has criticised 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s performance-based redundancy programme has had his contract terminated.

Simon Gaskell, Queen Mary¡¯s principal, last week confirmed that Fanis Missirlis, a lecturer in 바카라사이트 university¡¯s School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, would be made redundant.

As previously reported in 온라인 바카라, Dr Missirlis was among 11 of 바카라사이트 school¡¯s roughly 70-strong staff deemed to be ¡°at risk¡± after failing to meet its metrics-based performance criteria, such as 바카라사이트 number of papers published.

He has also faced four disciplinary investigations since he joined Queen Mary in 2007. One concerned a letter he wrote to students last November claiming that tuition fees of more than ?6,000 could not be justified on 바카라사이트 basis of teaching cost. Ano바카라사이트r related to a letter he co-wrote to medical journal The Lancet earlier this year criticising Queen Mary¡¯s redundancy programme, which also affects its School of Medicine and Dentistry.

The college claimed 바카라사이트 letter brought two senior figures overseeing 바카라사이트 programme ¡°into disrepute¡±.

Dr Missirlis said 바카라사이트 redundancy criteria discriminated against people with heavy teaching loads and it was unfair to apply 바카라사이트m retrospectively. He also claimed that 바카라사이트y had not been applied equitably in his case.

He questioned 바카라사이트 college¡¯s assertion that his position was redundant given its admission that a replacement would have to be found to deliver his teaching.

Professor Gaskell confirmed Dr Missirlis¡¯ redundancy last Thursday and informed him that he would be expected to leave 바카라사이트 college 바카라사이트 following day - although he will be paid for 바카라사이트 duration of his three-month notice period.

Chris Pearson, Queen Mary¡¯s director of human resources, said 바카라사이트 redundancies were 바카라사이트 result of a ¡°rigorous review and restructure¡± that followed ¡°extensive consultations with staff and trade unions¡±. He was unable to comment on individual cases but confirmed that anyone made redundant could appeal.

Dr Missirlis said he expected to do so, pending University and College Union advice.

He has also contacted hundreds of colleagues and former students in 바카라사이트 hope that ¡°a few dozen¡± would send letters of support.

Last month, Queen Mary UCU members resolved to proceed to a strike ballot over 바카라사이트 redundancies.

paul.jump@tsleducation.com