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States of Precarity

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Research project exploring the experiences and effects of precarious employment within UK higher education geography departments. Supported by the Royal Geographical Society and Antipode. www.statesofprecarity.co.uk

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States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · Apr 30

ARE you a UK #geographer? OR have you previously worked in a UK geography department?

If so, please join a focus group to refine a set of best-practice guidelines aiming to improve #precarious employment.

We have multiple dates open - sign up using the link below.

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States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · Apr 15

🚨 NEW DATES!

If you are a UK #geographer (or have previously worked in a UK geography department) and are concerned about #precarious employment, please contribute to a focus group and help us develop a set of best-practice guidelines.

We have multiple dates open - sign up using the link below.

Microsoft Forms

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States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · Mar 13

Calling all PERMANENT colleagues working in a UK #geography department!

We are developing best-practice guidelines for addressing #precarious employment within geography departments.

Join a focus group below to contribute your insights!
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States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · Mar 13

🚨 Calling all current UK #geography #PhD students!

We are developing best-practice guidelines for addressing #precarious employment within geography departments.

Join a focus group below to contribute your insights!
forms.office.com/e/ec5ywgjhXm

Microsoft Forms

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States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · Mar 10

🚨 Calling all colleagues who have previously worked in a UK #geography department, but no longer do.

We are developing best-practice guidelines for addressing #precarious employment within geography departments.

Join a focus group below to contribute your insights!
forms.office.com/e/ec5ywgjhXm

Microsoft Forms

forms.office.com

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States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · Jan 14

"[colleagues] were often unaware or ignorant of the extensive use of fixed term contracts and the wide-ranging personal and professional implications of those contractual terms."

Check out our new Geography Directions blog post for early project findings and info on our free #precarity resources.

Resources for change: raising awareness of the challenges of fixed term contracts in geography departments

By the States of Precarity Team:, Johanne Bruun, Rachel Colls, James Esson, Peter Forman, Anna Jackman, Rachael Squire (corresponding author) “Because geography is about attention to differen…

blog.geographydirections.com

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States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · Dec 4

Where’s the best place to put your free #precarity awareness posters?

I’ve gone for the honeypot - or coffeepot - approach!

States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · Dec 4

We are pleased to announce the launch of a series of precarity awareness posters based on the findings from the survey.

Free to download and print - please circulate online and put them up in your departments.

Thanks to @zjayres for the design!

www.statesofprecarity.co.uk/resources

Resources - States of Precarity

Publications, outputs, and other resources produced by the States of Precarity project, aimed at addressing the impacts of precarious employment practices within UK higher education geography departme...

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States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · Nov 29

Precarity and health have complex interactions.

How might they affect academic productivity and the health of the discipline?

Institute for Employment Studies @employmentstudies.bsky.social · Nov 25

We identified four key aspects of job quality with the strongest links to health
· Job security and precarity
· Excessive and/or irregular hours
· Demands and control at work
· Relationships and support 4/

States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · Nov 29

We are focusing on a UK context, but #academicprecarity is not a UK only issue.

We hope our examples of best practice will have international value when released.

In solidarity ✊

Australian Association for Research in Education @australianare.bsky.social · Nov 25

All academics, regardless of their employment contracts, are feeling a sense of precarity with looming job cuts for the tertiary sector. Jess Harris describes other shocking examples of management practices that seem incomprehensible loom.ly/1vxkPrc

Australian university staff now in chaos: No idea what will happen after December 31

Australian universities must commit to supporting those who teach and those who research. Management needs to take a haircut.

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States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · Nov 28

Our survey of experiences of #precarity within UK higher education #geography departments was completed by 11.4% of geographers working in the UK today.

For a more detailed break down of our sample, check out the survey page on our website

www.statesofprecarity.co.uk/the-survey

Survey - States of Precarity

Find out more about the design of the States of Precarity survey, which explored experiences of precarious employment within UK university geography departments. Details on the distribution of its sam...

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States of Precarity @statesofprecarity.bsky.social · Nov 28

Our new website has been launched. Watch this space for updates on the project
www.statesofprecarity.co.uk

Home - States of Precarity

States of Precarity is an academic research project supported by the Royal Geographical Society and Antipode. It aims to explore experiences and the effects of precarious employment within UK higher e...

www.statesofprecarity.co.uk

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