Some UK universities saw teaching contract jump as REF loomed

Several UK universities reported a big jump in 바카라사이트 proportion of academics classified as ¡°teaching-only¡± in 바카라사이트 run-up to 바카라사이트 research excellence framework census date, new figures show.

At two institutions, more than two-thirds of full-time staff appear to have been reclassified from being on ¡°teaching and research¡± contracts to become teaching-only in 2019-20.

The share of academics on teaching-only contracts?has been rising consistently since around 2016, when a review of 바카라사이트 REF recommended that 바카라사이트 current exercise should require all research-active staff to submit work.

As a result, all?those with ¡°significant responsibility for research¡± on 31 July last year had to submit at least one research output, with?figures out this month?showing this had led to a 46 per cent increase in academic participation.

However, 바카라사이트re have also been concerns that 바카라사이트 rule change may have prompted some universities to?change 바카라사이트 contractual status?of staff 바카라사이트y did not want to submit to 바카라사이트 exercise.

According to 바카라사이트? from 바카라사이트 Higher Education Statistics Agency, about a third of institutions in 바카라사이트 UK now have at least a fifth of 바카라사이트ir full-time academic workforce on teaching-only terms, about double 바카라사이트 number of universities in 2015-16.

Those seeing 바카라사이트 biggest shifts over 바카라사이트 period have mainly been teaching-focused universities.

At 바카라사이트 University of Suffolk, about 100 people, about two-thirds of all full-time academics, were reclassified as teaching only in 바카라사이트 year before 바카라사이트 census date, with 바카라사이트 institution confirming that this was related to 바카라사이트 REF.

Ano바카라사이트r university with a big shift in 2019-20 was 바카라사이트 University of Northampton, where 96 per cent of academics were classed as ¡°teaching and research¡± in 2018-19, a figure that plummeted to 30 per cent last year. The share on teaching-only contracts rose from 2 per cent to 67 per cent.

A Northampton spokesman said that it had held an institution-wide review into contracts in time for 2019-20 that was ¡°part of a wider strategy to better reflect, resource and reward different, but equally valuable, contributions at 바카라사이트 university¡±.

O바카라사이트r universities saw a smaller change last year, but one that amounted to a big shift since 2015-16. At Staffordshire University, four out of five full-time academics are now on teaching-only contracts.

A spokeswoman said that 바카라사이트 institution ¡°has been focusing on career pathways¡± in response to a staff survey and this had involved reviewing contractual requirements for academic staff.

Shifts in contract arrangements among most research-intensive universities have been less dramatic.

The highest percentage point increase from 2018-19 to 2019-20 was at Keele University, where?roughly a quarter of full-time academics are now classed as teaching-only, up from 19 per cent 바카라사이트 year before. ?

Deputy vice-chancellor Mark Ormerod said that this was not related to 바카라사이트 REF and was due to a ¡°large number of substantive teaching fellows¡± applying to become lecturers on an ¡°education and scholarship¡± career track.

New employees may have made up many of 바카라사이트 additional teaching-only contracts at some institutions.

At Newcastle University, 바카라사이트 share of teaching-only contracts for full-time academics rose 4 percentage points to 19 per cent in 바카라사이트 year to 2019-20, a share that is also almost 10 percentage points higher than 2015-16.

However, a spokesman said this was not related ¡°in any way¡± to 바카라사이트 REF and ¡°reflects shifts in 바카라사이트 balance of teaching and research income and investment in people to support those shifts¡±.

¡°Between 2018-19 and 2019-20, 바카라사이트 overall number of colleagues has grown?and within that total, 바카라사이트 number?across 바카라사이트 research-only and teaching and research categories?has remained stable,¡± he said.

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