Teaching-only staff suffer more stress, AUT poll finds

Article Abstract:

Evidence has emerged that teaching-only staff in the UK suffer a greater amount of work-related stress than colleagues who do research, with a poll by the Association of University Teachers revealing that 40% of teaching-only staff stated that their quality of life was impaired to an "unacceptable" level by their work, compared to 38% of staff engaged in both research and teaching and only 25% of research-only staff. The survey, which was conducted by ERS market research, also revealed that 85.9% of all staff believe that the link between research and teaching should be retained, raising serious questions about the UK government's strategy of diversifying higher education, which will effectively force universities to choose between teaching and research.

Psychological aspects, Stress (Psychology), Educational aspects

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Poll finds good morale

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Staff at universities in the United Kingdom are overwhelmingly happy with their career development, work-life balance and pay, according to the "Workforce Performance Indicators 2005 - Higher Education Sector" report produced by HR Benchmarker Services. Trade unions have challenged the validity of the survey, pointing out that it is not based on an assessment of the opinions of university staff themselves but on an assessment of general workforce satisfaction provided by personnel managers.

Colleges & Universities, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, Personnel administration, Colleges and universities, Human resource management, Universities and colleges, College teachers, College faculty, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Company personnel management, Job satisfaction

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Academia has sold out, 72% believe

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Higher education is 'selling its soul', according to a study in which 72 percent of academics believe higher education has lost its role as the 'conscience and critic of society'. Higher education is replacing the wider human good of academe with managerialism, regulation and the need to get 'bums on seats'.

Reports, Scholars

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