The increased reliance of universities on a pool of highly skilled but poorly paid casualised
academic labour for teaching and research has emerged as a defining feature of higher …

The higher education sector in Ireland has undergone major changes under the effect of
neoliberalism including severe budget cuts, transfer of research funding to external …

Neoliberalism has had destructive effects on the academic profession. While full-time
academic employment has always been a privilege for a few, the academic precariat has …

'“BME academics are always under more scrutiny”, Naomi tells me,“And then you have to
prove yourself further if you're also a woman”. One of the most common themes in [the …

In this chapter I will draw together some of the themes of current research and writing on the
university highlighting contemporary concerns about precarious employment, working …

What happens when neoliberalism as a structural and structuring force is taken up within
institutions of higher education, and works upon academics in higher education …

Considerably increasing competition for academic positions/funding as well as managerial
control of academic work are two key features of the contemporary university. Both …

This book provides an in-depth qualitative report on casualised academic staff in the UK,
mapping shared experiences and strategies for resistance. Bringing together testimonial …

The higher education curriculum in the global North is increasingly co-opted for the
production of measurable outcomes, framed by determinist narratives of employability and …

Gender inequality within the university is well documented but proposals to tackle it tend to
focus on the higher ranks, ignoring how it manifests within precarious work. Based on data …