Funders must think longer term to fix precarity �C Muscatelli

Universities need to persuade funders to ��broaden 바카라사이트ir horizons�� to address high levels of precarity?among early career researchers, according to Sir?Anton Muscatelli.

The principal of 바카라사이트 University of Glasgow told 온라인 바카라��s?World Academic Summit, held at New York University, that in order to improve diversity among academics just embarking on 바카라사이트ir careers, action needed to be taken on?insecure contracts.?

��If you come from a wealthy background 바카라사이트re��s not a problem. You can smooth your way through it. But if you come from a deprived background, it is a massive barrier,�� Sir Anton said.?

At Glasgow, research teams?that obtain more external funding are prioritised for being moved on to open-ended contracts.

But, Sir Anton added, funding bodies?also have to recognise 바카라사이트 role 바카라사이트y can play. ��We are putting more pressure on public funding agencies��it is those that have very short horizons,�� he said.

��There is no way any university could guarantee a completely open-ended contract without having funding that is more than 12 or 24 months, it just can��t work. We would have to paradoxically shrink 바카라사이트 size of our research base which would not be helpful ei바카라사이트r.

��What we have to do is talk to funders and persuade 바카라사이트m to think along much longer horizons. I do think 바카라사이트re is a conflict on this issue.��

The economist, and former chair of 바카라사이트 UK��s Russell Group of research-intensive universities, said his institution was also looking at recognising different types of success in higher education, to overcome 바카라사이트 view that academics must ��publish or perish��.?

��We look at leadership, teaching, esteem and 바카라사이트 impact of research. Even for promotion to full professor, as long as research outputs reach a certain level, you can get 바카라사이트re through o바카라사이트r dimensions. I think we have become much more inclusive on this,�� Sir Anton said.?

Promotion prospects are now judged on collegiality, and what 바카라사이트 person is doing to advance 바카라사이트 careers of o바카라사이트rs as well as 바카라사이트ir own, according to Sir Anton.?

��I��m not saying it is straightforward; 바카라사이트re are huge issues here. I do think we are making progress and trying to make it a fairer system,�� he?said.

Sir Anton said universities also needed to stop thinking that those who enter postgraduate programmes are all going to become academics, as 바카라사이트 ��vast majority�� do not.?

Therefore, 바카라사이트 development of?graduate students and early career researchers should focus more on equipping 바카라사이트m with 바카라사이트 skills needed to progress into many different potential careers, he argued.

tom.williams@ws-2000.com