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As academics fear being replaced by AI, the security staff who wave them through every morning are being replaced by strangers, says George Bass 

Security guards’ jobs would be easier if others also had the knowledge and equipment to respond to medical incidents, says George Bass

Our responsibility is to keep everyone safe and avoid the situation escalating into aggravated trespass or threats of violence, says George Bass

Some incidents are inevitable, but, as all security guards know, de-escalation is a lot less painful than the alternative, says George Bass

The campus security desk is often the first and last port of call for jet-lagged and far-from-home students, says George Bass 

With UK academics no longer on call, the dispensing of assurance in the small hours has been left to guards, says George Bass

Unclear guidelines, screen-tanned conspiracy theorists and government party animals: none of them is helping campus security, says George Bass

Wedding receptions and other boisterous events on campus will be a dry run for marshalling unmasked students this autumn, reflects George Bass

Until they have their allotted departure time, no one is meant to travel home. So, asks George Bass, should security guards dive on anyone pulling a suitcase? 

Male security guards are the workers most at risk of dying from Covid, but George Bass is happy to be one of the ‘expendables’