When are retired academics not...?
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A study looking at the work patterns of retired professors and academics has found almost 50% of those aged over 65 years and two-thirds of those who had chosen early retirement returned to academic work on a part-time basis. Some 3% of academics chose to make a total change in their work. Almost one-fifth of the academics indicated they had been encouraged to leave their job. The authorities often do not take sufficient advantage of the contribution retired staff could make to their universities. Some 1,295 retired academics from 34 British universities took part in the study.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 2000
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A few that got away
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Almost 6,000 academics left higher education in the UK in 1996-97 to take up other work, with 300 securing jobs in the private sector and over 300 moving overseas. The number of academics leaving is expected to increase due to the burdens of research and quality assessments, stressful workloads, poor salaries and fixed-term contracts. Some academics claim they are able to pursue more projects at the universities than if they worked in the private sector, while others believe the private sector allows them to put theory into practice.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1999
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New wing for the temple of literature
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The Modern Language Association (MLA) provides information on humanities teaching in the US, and aims to provide leadership on key issues. There will be between 7,000 and 8,000 PhD graduates in foreign languages and English in the US from 1998 to 2000, and under half of them will be able to obtain full-time tenured jobs during their initial year of seeking work. This affects the graduates concerned. There is also a need to examine the quality of teaching in universities and the advantages of employing more full-time staff.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1998
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