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UK University Strike: Pensions, Pay and Precarity

Posted on December 8, 2019December 9, 2019by Richard Budd

Colleagues outside UK may have noticed, on social media or elsewhere, that a significant number of UK staff, both academic and administrative, have been on strike for the past couple of weeks. Those not so familiar with recent developments in UK higher education may have wondered what this strike was all about. Here is a short overview. […]

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Academic careers in the UK: how it works

Posted on August 2, 2019August 5, 2019by Richard Budd
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The expectation in the UK is that you will probably spend the bulk of your academic life doing both teaching and research. While this is probably true, how you get there, and what it looks like if/when you do, will vary. Some aspects of academic careers here look good […]

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