– require an appointee to take the summer months as ‘unpaid leave’ ![]() – require an appointee to undertake a full teaching load with no paid time allocated to research – last less than 12 months and/or be less than 1.0 FTE We recognise the need for short-term contracts in limited contexts we also recognise that such contracts can sometimes provide early career academics with useful experience on the road to more permanent positions however, this can only be the case if such contracts are not precarious, and if the temporary staff members are treated ethically. As the UCU has reported, nearly half of UK universities now use zero-hours contracts to deliver teaching, and more than two-thirds of research staff are on fixed term contracts. We write as members (existing staff, students, and graduates) of UK humanities departments to object to the proliferation of precarious short-term teaching contracts across UKHE institutions. Heads of Humanities Faculties and Departments of all UKHE institutions ![]() Vice-Chancellors of all UKHE institutions Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science (Scotland)Įconomy Minister (seat currently vacant, previously Simon Hamilton), Northern Ireland Executive (NI) ![]() Kirsty Williams AM, Cabinet Secretary for Education (Wales) Jo Johnson MP, Minister of State for Universities and Science, Research and Innovation (England)
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