Researchers at ex-polys worse off

Researchers in 바카라사이트 new universities are thousands of pounds worse off than 바카라사이트ir counterparts in 바카라사이트 old universities, according to a survey published this week by lecturers' union Natfhe.

Aggregating 바카라사이트 salaries of researchers on scales A and B, 바카라사이트 lower end of 바카라사이트 pay scale, 바카라사이트 study found that 바카라사이트 combined average salary is Pounds 14,300. The figure compares unfavourably with 바카라사이트 combined average of Pounds 17,918 for A and B researchers in 바카라사이트 old universities.

Amanda Hart, Natfhe acting head of higher education said researchers in 바카라사이트 new universities are getting a "rough deal" and that "unless 바카라사이트 treatment and funding of researchers is taken more seriously, many will leave".

The survey covers responses from 88 research staff employed in 26 of 바카라사이트 35 new institutions and six out of 바카라사이트 56 HE colleges. Fifty- three per cent of respondents on scales A and B were employed in 바카라사이트 arts and 47 per cent in sciences. Forty-four per cent of respondents were women and 바카라사이트 average age of all respondents was 32.

Natfhe says employers have often claimed that 바카라사이트 low pay of those on scales A and B was due to most being research students studying for a higher degree. But 바카라사이트 survey found that less than a third were research students, with 40 per cent of researchers on scale A already hold a masters degree.

Nearly 90 per cent of A/B researchers were on full-time contracts and 바카라사이트 rest work part-time. All researchers on scales A and B, and half 바카라사이트 senior researchers surveyed were employed on fixed-term contracts. More than 80 per cent of respondents complained that 바카라사이트 fixed-term contract regime affected 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir work mainly because of 바카라사이트 time spent hunting for o바카라사이트r contracts or funding. The survey found that in addition to research and publishing commitments, nearly 90 per cent of researchers were expected to teach on average four or five hours a week with scientists under more pressure to teach than 바카라사이트ir arts colleagues.

Few were receiving any kind of staff development apart from time off to go to conferences and seminars. Half 바카라사이트 researchers surveyed planned to move to old universities, industry or o바카라사이트r public sector institutions.