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Direct linkvan der Weijden, Inge; Teelken, Christine – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
The purpose of our research is to understand how postdoctoral researchers (postdocs) at Dutch research universities experience their working conditions, their further career prospects and opportunities, in relation to their mental health and wellbeing. The postdoc population is substantial and growing. Given that their lack of career prospects and…
Descriptors: Postdoctoral Education, Researchers, Well Being, Work Environment
Lived Experiences of Diverse University Staff during COVID-19: An Examination of Workplace Wellbeing
Leslie Morrison Gutman; Fatima Younas; Rachel Perowne; Eanna O'Hanrachtaigh – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
Survey research has evidenced the work-related stresses reported by higher education staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, with indications that some groups may have been more vulnerable than others. However, for the most part, this research has not taken into account individuals' intersecting identities and their circumstances, which are likely to…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Research Universities, Foreign Countries, School Personnel
Wray, Siobhan; Kinman, Gail – Studies in Higher Education, 2022
This study examines the psychosocial hazards experienced by academic staff working in UK institutions over time. A risk assessment framework developed by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) was used to measure seven key hazards: demands, control, support from managers and colleagues, relationships, role and change management. Data were obtained…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Social Influences, Higher Education
King, Olivia; Davis, Corinne; Clemans, Allie; Coles, Jan; Crampton, Paul; Jacobs, Nicky; McKeown, Tui; Morphet, Julia; Seear, Kate; Rees, Charlotte – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
Work-integrated learning (WIL) is increasingly common in higher education, with benefits and risks for students and supervisors' wellbeing. Central to wellbeing is dignity, often described as the respectful treatment of others. While studies have explored dignity for employees, it is yet to be examined in the WIL context. This qualitative study…
Descriptors: Human Dignity, Work Experience Programs, Higher Education, Well Being
Fetherston, Catherine; Fetherston, Anthony; Batt, Sharryn; Sully, Max; Wei, Ruth – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
Academic work environments are becoming progressively more digitalised and focused on performativity and commodification, increasing the potential to force an unwanted merge of the boundary between work and non-work domains. This study aimed to explore academic wellbeing and the role played by factors related to work-life merge. Data were…
Descriptors: Well Being, Family Work Relationship, College Faculty, Work Environment
Fontinha, Rita; Van Laar, Darren; Easton, Simon – Studies in Higher Education, 2018
Quality of working life has been defined as the part of overall quality of life that is influenced by work. We developed a mediation model where home-work interface, job and career satisfaction, control at work, and working conditions are considered to be positively related to employee commitment and to the absence of stress at work. These two…
Descriptors: Quality of Working Life, Contracts, Tenure, Statistical Analysis
