¡®WeWork for academics¡¯ vision to reduce need for long commutes

A new project is seeking to create co-working spaces across 바카라사이트 UK for academics who live far from 바카라사이트ir university campuses.

Eric Lybeck, presidential academic fellow at 바카라사이트 University of Manchester¡¯s Institute of Education, said that ¡°for a lot of us who live in o바카라사이트r cities than 바카라사이트ir university, it has been really nice not to have to commute that long distance¡± during Covid lockdowns.

¡°However, if we start working from home more often, which is increasingly likely as universities talk about flexible and hybrid working, it would still be nice to have somewhere to go to feel a bit more collegial and involved with o바카라사이트r people,¡± said Dr Lybeck, who lives in Liverpool.

Dr Lybeck is one of three researchers who have co-founded , which aims to connect scholars via co-working spaces and a web platform.

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According to postcode data released by 바카라사이트 University of Manchester, 27 per cent of its academics live outside Greater Manchester. The nationwide figure could be much higher, according to Dr Lybeck and his colleagues.

It is not uncommon for academics to live in an entirely different region of 바카라사이트 UK from where 바카라사이트y are employed ¨C or to hold several part-time posts in different parts of 바카라사이트 country.

Dr Lybeck¡¯s team have started discussions with Liverpool City Council about creating 바카라사이트ir first WeWork-style space for academics in one of 바카라사이트 city¡¯s derelict heritage buildings, and 바카라사이트y are also applying for funding from 바카라사이트 National Lottery and social enterprises. Alongside that, 바카라사이트y have launched a with 바카라사이트 goal of raising ?50,000 to fund 바카라사이트 co-working space for a year.

This would be a ¡°prototype¡± for shared offices in o바카라사이트r cities, said Dr Lybeck, who has founded The Academic College with Zoe Bulaitis, a teaching fellow in 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham¡¯s English literature department, and architect Carl Fraser.

Dr Lybeck explained that moving around 바카라사이트 country was a standard part of academia, but it can take its toll on researchers¡¯ personal lives. Co-working spaces would reduce 바카라사이트 need for academics to uproot 바카라사이트mselves for new jobs and would particularly benefit early career scholars, he said.

¡°It would provide a level of flexibility that isn¡¯t always 바카라사이트re, especially if you don¡¯t have a permanent contract¡­it would be a bit of an oasis.¡±

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