Survey asks why academics flit
Published: 15 January 2014
A survey currently being conducted is exploring the factors that influence UK/British academics to move overseas to pursue their careers.
The Equality Challenge Unit and University of Southampton are conducting a study exploring the factors that influence UK/British academics moving overseas to pursue their careers, and they are currently running a survey as part of the study. They are keen for input from across the UK.
Previous research has indicated that differences in the structures, cultures and processes in higher education in different countries may encourage some individuals to move overseas and they are hoping to establish what can be done to retain academics in the UK.
The survey is open until Friday 28 February to all academics with British nationality or citizenship (both currently in the UK and overseas) and can be accessed through this link: www.isurvey.soton.ac.uk/9599
Using the results of the survey, their project aims to:
understand to what extent UK/British academics consider moving to work in higher education (HE) overseas and determine if there is a difference by ethnicity
understand the reasons (both push and pull factors) which contribute to their actual or potential migration to overseas higher education institutions (HEIs) and whether these factors vary by ethnicity
establish what UK HEIs can do to retain minority ethnic academics, and attract back those who have left
The survey contact is: Dr Kalwant Bhopal, Principal Investigator at University of Southampton. K.Bhopal@soton.ac.uk T: 023 8059 3474 F: 023 8059 3556.
The Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) works to further and support equality and diversity for staff and students in higher education across all four nations of the UK, and in colleges in Scotland. - See more at: http://www.ecu.ac.uk/about-us#sthash.gRbjfHAf.dpuf
First published: 15 January 2014
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