While academic jobs generally provide a good degree of flexibility, academics also tend to
work extra hours which can then lead to a poorer work-life balance. In this study, we …

Studies on gender differences in work-life conflict have shown that women often report
higher levels of work-life conflict due to social mores of undertaking a larger proportion of …

This study explores the contributions of different dimensions of the intellectual capital of
higher education institutions (ICHEIs) to their performance, incorporating the previously …

This paper contributes to understandings of how Athena SWAN (AS) is shaping
contemporary equality work in the context of the neoliberal university, and whether it is …

Temporary contracts are increasingly used in academia. This is a major concern for non-
tenured researchers, since weak job security may hamper job satisfaction. This paper …

This study examines the psychosocial hazards experienced by academic staff working in UK
institutions over time. A risk assessment framework developed by the Health and Safety …

Internationally, changes to university funding arrangements have put pressure on the
workloads of tenured academic staff and increased the reliance on casual academics to …

This study draws on the effort-reward imbalance (ERI) model of job stress to predict mental
and physical health in academic employees working in United Kingdom universities. It …

This paper presents in-depth research into the reading lists used by a new criminology
Bachelor of Arts degree programme at a post-92 English University. Previous research into …

Definition Doctoral degrees include Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and other professional
doctorates such as Engineering Doctorate (EngD), Doctor of Education (EdD) or Doctor of …