I also wonder selfishly whether the research leave I'm due in autumn next year may fall victim to the inevitable retrenchment at British universities
I have had this thought as well. I'm scheduled for leave from 31 January to 31 July 2021, and while nothing has yet been said I'm steeling myself for it being cancelled. Certainly, our university has already frozen all recruitment, and in Classics about 1/3 of our staff are currently on temporary contracts due to finish this summer. I can easily see those posts being left unfilled for next year, and the rest of us ordered to fill in the gaps. Even though the expertise doesn't really match up, and I don't think that merely cancelling the two semester-long leaves scheduled for next academic year (mine and another colleague's) frees up enough capacity to cover the capacity deficit.
I think you should send that picture of Jessie to your vet and ask their advice.
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I have had this thought as well. I'm scheduled for leave from 31 January to 31 July 2021, and while nothing has yet been said I'm steeling myself for it being cancelled. Certainly, our university has already frozen all recruitment, and in Classics about 1/3 of our staff are currently on temporary contracts due to finish this summer. I can easily see those posts being left unfilled for next year, and the rest of us ordered to fill in the gaps. Even though the expertise doesn't really match up, and I don't think that merely cancelling the two semester-long leaves scheduled for next academic year (mine and another colleague's) frees up enough capacity to cover the capacity deficit.
I think you should send that picture of Jessie to your vet and ask their advice.