The Higher Education Policy Institute and the British Academy have jointly published a set of essays entitled The lives of early career researchers (HEPI Report 169) written by early career researchers that highlight their experiences and offer solutions to the challenges they face.
The 11 chapters cover issues including ‘The PhD Parenting Penalty’, ‘Chronic Illness and Disability in Academia’, ‘The Impact of Biased Student Evaluation of Teaching on Early Career Researchers’, ‘Getting in, Getting on or Getting over a PhD’ and ‘Imposter Phenomenon and the Early Career Researcher’.
Professor Simon Swain FBA, the British Academy’s Vice-President for Higher Education Research and Policy, said:
‘In the face of an increasingly precarious higher education sector, we can’t afford to lose sight of those who will shape the sector’s future: the academics themselves. Their voices, particularly those in the early stages of their academic careers, play a central part in informing the decisions we take to futureproof our universities.
‘This collection of essays offers vital insights and creative solutions to help steer a bright course for early career researchers in UK higher education. It underscores the British Academy and HEPI’s shared commitment to support and advocate for the next generation of academics, ensuring their invaluable contributions continue to drive progress.’
The collection includes a Foreword by Molly Morgan-Jones, the British Academy’s Director of Policy, and an Afterword by the Academy’s Director of Research, Alex Lewis.
