Tipping point: The staff wellbeing crisis in higher education

Michelle Jayman; Jonathan Glazzard; Anthea Rose

doi:10.3389/feduc.2022.929335

Tipping point: The staff wellbeing crisis in higher education

Michelle Jayman, Jonathan Glazzard, Anthea Rose

School of Psychology

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Abstract

This marketised higher education environment in the UK has had dire consequences for academics at all levels. Literature suggests that academics are busier and working faster than ever. There is evidence of an undermining of academic professionalism, academic freedom and increased job insecurity in the sector. It is not possible for academics to position themselves outside of the performance culture and still be viewed as a valued team member. Within this paper, our concerns relate specifically to the impact of this culture of performativity on the wellbeing of staff who work in UK higher education institutions.

Original language	English
Pages	1-7
Number of pages	7
Volume	7:92933
Specialist publication	Frontiers in Education
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2022.929335
Publication status	Published - 12 Aug 2022

Keywords

higher education
mental health
wellbeing
universities

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