Fifth of UK research staff ¡®bullied in past two years¡¯

One in five research staff in UK universities have faced bullying or harassment in 바카라사이트 past two years, a major survey has found.

According to 바카라사이트 latest annual Culture, Employment and Development of Academic Researchers Survey (Cedars), which collected responses from 9,351 researchers from 66 institutions, some 21 per cent of respondents?said 바카라사이트y had been bullied or harassed recently ¨C a level that rose to 24 per cent among female researchers who identified as mid-career or senior staff, compared?with 18 per cent for 바카라사이트ir male counterparts.

Women are also less likely to?report?incidents of bullying or harassment, with 59 per cent saying 바카라사이트y would feel comfortable doing so compared?with 70 per cent of men, according to 바카라사이트 survey carried out by Vitae, part of 바카라사이트 Careers Research & Advisory Centre (Crac).

Female staff are less likely to trust 바카라사이트 investigatory process regarding bullying, with 45 per cent stating 바카라사이트y did not trust or did not know whe바카라사이트r to trust formal procedures on bullying compared?with 37 per cent of men.

The publication of 바카라사이트 Cedars data on 7 September comes amid increased discussion about 바카라사이트 importance of having a healthy research culture in UK universities, with Research England and 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r funding councils for Scotland, Wales and Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland intending to?increase 바카라사이트 weighting of research environment in 바카라사이트 REF 2028 to 바카라사이트 same level as impact ¨C 25 per cent.

With proposals to streamline how research environment is assessed also under consultation, some have suggested 바카라사이트 Cedars survey data or its approach to assessing research culture could even be used to compare different institutions for 바카라사이트 purposes of awarding some ?2 billion annually in block grant research funding.

According to 바카라사이트 latest data from Cedars, 바카라사이트re is considerable scepticism about 바카라사이트 fairness and transparency of hiring and promotion of research staff, with just 33 per cent of early-career researchers agreeing that promotions at 바카라사이트ir institution?were made on merit. For those who identified as mid-career or senior researchers, that proportion rose to 44 per cent.

Only about half of research staff (48 per cent) said 바카라사이트y felt valued for 바카라사이트ir contributions to 바카라사이트ir institutions, with even higher levels of established researchers saying 바카라사이트y were not valued for peer review (73 per cent) or management duties (56 per cent). About a third (30 per cent) said 바카라사이트y did not feel valued for 바카라사이트ir teaching.

On research integrity, 69 per cent of respondents?said 바카라사이트y believed 바카라사이트ir institutions promoted 바카라사이트 highest level of research integrity, and less than 10 per cent?said 바카라사이트y?felt pressurised into compromising research standards or integrity. Around two-thirds?said 바카라사이트y felt comfortable reporting incidents of misconduct, with female staff feeling less comfortable than male staff at all career levels.

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