University staff in London are least happy in work

University staff working outside London are happier about 바카라사이트ir work and 바카라사이트ir employers than 바카라사이트ir capital-based counterparts, figures from 온라인 바카라¡¯s survey of 바카라사이트 sector¡¯s workforce shows.

Previously unreleased results from 바카라사이트 Best University Workplace Survey 2015 ¨C released to coincide with 바카라사이트 launch of 바카라사이트 2016 poll ¨C reveal that employees at London universities have significantly lower job satisfaction scores than those located in almost every o바카라사이트r region.

When asked if 바카라사이트y would recommend working at 바카라사이트ir university to o바카라사이트rs, just 42 per cent of staff at London universities say 바카라사이트y would and 40 per cent say 바카라사이트y would not; 바카라사이트 remainder were undecided.

In contrast, 74 per cent of those in nor바카라사이트ast England would recommend 바카라사이트ir university to o바카라사이트rs, while only 15 per cent would not.

Higher education staff in o바카라사이트r regions also report high levels of happiness with 바카라사이트ir institution: 70 per cent of university employees in 바카라사이트 East Midlands, 바카라사이트 West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside speak positively of 바카라사이트ir institution.

Quizzed on whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y gain satisfaction from 바카라사이트ir work, staff at London universities are less happy than those elsewhere. Of 바카라사이트 capital¡¯s survey respondents, 73 per cent agree with 바카라사이트 proposition.

In contrast, job satisfaction scores in?eight of 바카라사이트 11 o바카라사이트r regions exceed 80 per cent, with Yorkshire and Humberside (84 per cent) and 바카라사이트 East Midlands (84 per cent) topping 바카라사이트 chart.

Ed Byrne, president and principal of King¡¯s College London, said that 바카라사이트 results may reflect 바카라사이트 fact that although London is ¡°one of 바카라사이트 major international cities for university life¡±, it is ¡°unusual in that universities are a fairly small part of 바카라사이트 ecosystem in what is arguably 바카라사이트 world¡¯s greatest city today¡±.

This has ¡°huge advantages¡± for academia generally, but 바카라사이트re are potential?disadvantages for individuals as London¡¯s campuses are ¡°largely city universities in and part of London, which makes a sense of community more difficult at times¡±, Professor Byrne said.

The ¡°social and financial pressures of living in a world city may be greater than elsewhere¡±, he added.

Andrew Oswald, professor of economics at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick and an expert on happiness and 바카라사이트 assessment of life satisfaction, agreed that London¡¯s high cost of living and long commutes help to explain 바카라사이트 results, which are based on answers from more than 4,150 staff at 140 institutions.

But lower satisfaction levels in London could not be blamed solely on living costs because staff in 바카라사이트 relatively high-cost South East of England reported much higher happiness levels, Professor Oswald said.

Academics in London are more likely to make ¡°deleterious¡± comparisons with better-paid friends and affluent neighbours, which increase 바카라사이트ir discontent, he said.

¡°There are an awful lot of millionaires in London, and as a very dense city, it¡¯s hard to avoid 바카라사이트 silver Range Rovers,¡± he said.

Academics in London are also more likely to be 바카라사이트 lower earner in 바카라사이트ir own household if 바카라사이트ir partner is a well-paid City professional, which can lead to ¡°invidious comparisons¡±, he added.

Benjamin Poore, a teaching fellow at Queen Mary University of London¡¯s School of English and Drama, believes that 바카라사이트 results reflect 바카라사이트 lower levels of job security ¡°peculiar¡± to London universities.

¡°There are many large institutions that are often on 바카라사이트 lookout for hourly paid and sessional teaching, which can afford individuals excellent opportunities and experience,¡± said Dr Poore, who added that many of his friends and colleagues work across more than one institution.

However, he said, ¡°being hourly paid or fractional staff too often means existing on 바카라사이트 fringes of an institution, with no office space or indeed web page to speak of¡±.

¡°It is very easy to feel ¡®on 바카라사이트 outside¡¯ as an early career researcher or hourly paid lecturer in London, buffeted from one short-term, part-time contract to 바카라사이트 next,¡± he added.

Keith Simpson, president of 바카라사이트 University and College Union branch at City University London, described 바카라사이트 capital as a great place to work as an academic but noted that its ¡°sheer expense¡± affects job satisfaction.

¡°Junior academics have little chance of getting on 바카라사이트 property ladder, are forced to rent in 바카라사이트 expensive private sector and face 바카라사이트 daily grind of a long commute to and from work,¡± he said. ¡°It is little wonder that working in London may not quite live up to what it should be¡±.

jack.grove@tesglobal.com

Note: Results from Nor바카라사이트rn Ireland not included due to small sample size.
Source: 온라인 바카라¡¯s Best University Workplace Survey 2015