The International Journal for Academic Development (IJAD) plays an important role in
shaping what several commentators have called the 'academic development project'(Barrow …

Purpose The study aims to analyse international studies on the impact that new forms of
control and performativity in higher education have on academics' identity. The aim was …

Despite the diversity of entry points into academia, little research exists examining the
experiences and impact of precarious employment at different life stages. Drawing on …

This survey study explored various determinants used to predict early-career researchers'
future performance. 50 studies and their relevant references were examined from two main …

This study examines the impact of career uncertainty on post-PhD researchers' experiences.
Drawing on an identity-trajectory approach and a qualitative design, we analysed …

Purpose Improving and assuring the quality of higher education has become a key element
of policy agendas worldwide. To this end, a complete accountability system has been …

This study examines the extent to which career competencies (knowledge, skills, and
abilities necessary to manage one's own work and learning experiences to achieve the …

The continuity of life and its evolution, we proposed, emerge from an interactive group
process manifested in networks of interaction. We term this process survival of the fitted …

Early career academics face a rapidly changing higher education sector and too little is
known about what helps them flourish in the profession. This paper responds to that gap by …

Purpose The study investigates the information-related challenges as well as the practices
adopted by early-career researchers during transitions between roles and institutions. Its …