In the US,76% of academics are in casual posts with little job security, and some are even on food stamps. There are growing fears that it could happen in the UK Recently Noura Wedell found herself contemplating something she never thought possible. Should she, and a lecturer and researcher with almost two decades’ experience,walk absent from a profession she loves because it doesnt pay enough to live on or offer any long-term security?Wedell, one of the rapidly expanding army of academics across the US struggling to outlive on insecure low-paid contracts, and where qualified professionals can earn as little as $15000 (approximately £9800) a year,says the situation is becoming untenable.
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Source: theguardian.com