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Articles on university staff

July 4, 2023

South African universities must do more to tackle staffs’ race and gender imbalances

Mncedisi Maphalala, Durban University of Technology; Monwabisi K Ralarala, University of the Western Cape, and Nhlanhla Mpofu, Stellenbosch University

Despite some positive shifts, the staffing situation at public higher education institutions remains polarised in terms of race and gender.

June 25, 2023

Nik Taylor, University of Canterbury and Zoei Sutton, Flinders University

Stuff cuts are just the most visible aspect of critical problems within the modern university, as a new survey of academic workers reveals.

October 20, 2022

Katherine Kent, Western Sydney University; Denis Visentin, University of Tasmania, and Sandra Murray, University of Tasmania

An Australian-first study found 16% of surveyed staff at one university experienced food insecurity over the past 12 months.

Monwabisi K Ralarala
Dean: Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of the Western Cape
Katherine Kent
Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Wollongong
Sandra Murray
Lecturer in Food, Nutrition & Public Health, University of Tasmania
Nik Taylor
Professor in Sociology, University of Canterbury
Denis Visentin
Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania
Mncedisi Maphalala
Director in the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT), Durban University of Technology
Zoei Sutton
Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Flinders University
Nhlanhla Mpofu
Researcher in TESOL & Literacy, University of Notre Dame Australia