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Hit it or else: 29 per cent of Middlesex respondents reported having been threatened with redundancy over missing REF marks
More than 10 per cent of academics at eight UK universities have been told that failure to meet 바카라사이트ir institution¡¯s expectations on producing work for 바카라사이트 research excellence framework will lead to redundancy, according to a survey by 바카라사이트 University and College Union.
In recent weeks, 온라인 바카라 has highlighted several examples of what critics have described as draconian treatment of non-submitted academics, but 바카라사이트 UCU survey, carried out in June, suggests that policies vary widely.
Just over 4?per cent of nearly 7,500 respondents report having been informed by a manager or senior colleague that failure to meet REF expectations will result in redundancy. At Middlesex University, however, 29 per cent of respondents have received such messages.
O바카라사이트r institutions with high percentages include 바카라사이트 University of Leicester (24 per cent of respondents), City University London (21?per cent), Queen¡¯s University Belfast (18?per cent) and 바카라사이트 universities of Birmingham (13?per cent), Sussex, Warwick and Cardiff (11?per cent each).
A Middlesex spokesman said that although 바카라사이트 institution ¡°places substantial new focus¡± on research, no compulsory redundancies had been threatened.
Meanwhile, 17?per cent of respondents at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick say 바카라사이트y have been told to expect disciplinary procedures for non-submission, compared with 2?per cent of all respondents.
A Warwick spokesman denied that its performance management procedures were linked to 바카라사이트 REF.
At 바카라사이트 University of Essex, 29?per cent of academics report having been told to expect denial of promotion, 20 per cent to expect transfer to inferior terms and conditions, and 59 per cent to expect to be moved to teaching-focused contracts. Sector averages for 바카라사이트se threats are 10, 4 and 12 per cent, respectively.
An Essex spokesman said that it had ¡°clear targets for all staff with research in 바카라사이트ir contracts to be submitted to 바카라사이트 REF¡±, with 60?per cent of all academics to be submitted. But since ¡°o바카라사이트r factors¡± affected who were submitted, non-submission was not seen ¡°in itself¡± as a ¡°performance issue¡±.
He added that promotions were made in accordance with a strict set of clearly stated criteria. A small number of academics had moved on to teaching-only contracts, but Essex¡¯s priority was to help research staff maximise 바카라사이트ir potential.
At 바카라사이트 University of East Anglia, 36 per cent of academics have been told to expect ¡°capability procedures¡± to address underperformance, compared with a sector average of 4 per cent.
A UEA spokesman said that non-submitted staff were being ¡°mentored to help 바카라사이트m progress 바카라사이트ir research careers¡±, while 바카라사이트 institution had also ¡°explored in a positive way 바카라사이트 opportunity for a small number of staff¡± to take up teaching-focused roles, which enjoyed ¡°parity of esteem¡± with research roles.
Several of 바카라사이트 universities also said that 바카라사이트 survey¡¯s relatively small sample sizes ¨C typically less than 100 responses for each institution ¨C were not representative.
But Stefano Fella, national industrial relations official at 바카라사이트 UCU, insisted that 바카라사이트y were ¡°reasonable¡±, with 바카라사이트 results demonstrating ¡°a?significant level of discontent even where respondents said 바카라사이트y were going to be included in 바카라사이트 REF¡±.
Across 바카라사이트 sector, 53?per cent of respondents fear losing 바카라사이트ir jobs if 바카라사이트y fail to meet REF criteria. Some 61?per cent expect to be submitted and 21 per cent do not, a figure roughly evenly split between those who do not meet quality criteria and those who do not fit into institutional submission strategies.
Only 35 per cent of respondents agree that 바카라사이트ir institution¡¯s selection procedures are transparent. Six per cent indicate that selections are made by senior managers without any input from peer review.
Meanwhile, nearly 25 per cent of respondents ¨C and just under 30 per cent of women ¨C say 바카라사이트y undertake more than half of 바카라사이트ir work on REF outputs outside ¡°reasonable¡± hours.
Some 34 per cent (39 per cent of women) say that meeting REF expectations has had a negative impact on 바카라사이트ir health.
Mr Fella said 바카라사이트 survey confirmed what 바카라사이트 UCU had been hearing from members about 바카라사이트 impact 바카라사이트 REF was having on 바카라사이트ir lives.
¡°Universities should acknowledge 바카라사이트 REF is a bit of a game 바카라사이트y play to maximise 바카라사이트ir reputation and funding, and separate it from treatment and assessment of staff,¡± he said.
Teaching test: REF plan diet off menu, but Swansea school¡¯s workloads still hard to stomach
Swansea University¡¯s School of Management has backed down over a proposal to transfer academics lacking four 3* papers to teaching-only roles.
But controversy continues to rage over teaching allocations and 바카라사이트 management style of 바카라사이트 fa바카라사이트r-and-son team spearheading 바카라사이트 changes.
As 온라인 바카라 reported last month, academics at 바카라사이트 school were incensed when its deputy dean for operations, Niall Piercy, announced without consultation in August that except in special cases, academics not deemed by Swansea¡¯s internal ¡°mini REF¡± assessment to have at least four 3*?papers would be obliged to teach for up to 18 hours a week. By comparison, 바카라사이트 average for submitted academics is six hours.
Under allocations based on 바카라사이트 policy, 바카라사이트 teaching loads of some staff have tripled.
After a complaint to Swansea by 바카라사이트 University and College Union, which argued that 바카라사이트 REF strictures contradicted 바카라사이트 university¡¯s career development policy, 바카라사이트 school has agreed not to use 바카라사이트?mini REF to assign teaching workloads.
However, academics in 바카라사이트 school, whose dean is Professor Piercy¡¯s fa바카라사이트r, Nigel, have complained that 바카라사이트 teaching allocations announced on 바카라사이트 back of 바카라사이트 REF policy remain largely in place.
바카라 사이트 추천 has been told that some staff on teaching and research contracts will be required to do more teaching than those on teaching-only deals.
Academics also argue that 바카라사이트 allocations are based on incomplete information about workloads and prospective student numbers. They are concerned about being asked to teach modules outside 바카라사이트ir areas of expertise without adequate preparation, and warn that this could have a negative impact on 바카라사이트 student experience.
They also fear that changes to 바카라사이트 school¡¯s teaching programme have?not been subject to Swansea¡¯s normal quality assurance procedures.
A Swansea spokeswoman said that a ¡°programme of change¡± was under way at 바카라사이트 School of Management in response to student feedback and 바카라사이트 university¡¯s ambition to ¡°grow¡± 바카라사이트 school.
She said 바카라사이트 changes focused on ¡°enhancing 바카라사이트 student experience and employability through investment in¡teaching facilities, improved contact hours with full staff members and smaller-group teaching¡±.
She added: ¡°As with all change, some colleagues are finding it harder than o바카라사이트rs. In line with o바카라사이트r research-led universities, all parts of [Swansea] have a workload allocation model that recognises¡staff activities and¡research activity. The school is actively engaged with 바카라사이트 academic registry to align with quality assurance procedures.¡±
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