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Why we quit: how ‘toxic management’ and pandemic pressures fuelled disillusionment in higher education

A survey of former UK academics reveals an uncaring culture characterized by long working hours, despite management rhetoric about well-being.
  1. Adrian O’Dowd

    1. Adrian O’Dowd is a freelance journalist based in Kent, UK.

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Academics who quit their jobs over growing disillusionment with the workplace say that the COVID-19 pandemic was a “wake-up bomb”, according to a study of UK higher-education professionals.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-02595-z

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