I’m deluged with outstanding applications for academic posts. So should I recruit the people who need the job most?

After disclosing my diagnosis, colleagues called me ‘reckless’ and cut off contact. I felt stigmatised and alone

What did I find when I joined a university? Poor mental health, huge workloads, ego-driven professors and rampant plagiarism

I felt lonely and isolated when I studied on an overcrowded degree course, and my lecturers were unable to support me

Many postgraduates who teach are paid less than the minimum wage, are on insecure contracts and have no representation

I expected a culture shock when I crossed the Atlantic, but I didn’t anticipate how corporatised British universities would be

In my first lecturing job, I ignored the low pay and focused on my students. But I never even got a word of thanks

My university is digitally tracking who turns up to class, but students are failing to show and lecturers feel spied on

A colleague took advantage of vague guidelines on staff-student relationships. We must end this abuse of power

Senior academics warned that my university cared more about cheap labour than launching academic careers. It turns out they were right

I was surprised to see students at my university ask for their lecturers to talk to them ‘as though I’m a person’

When cuts are threatening every department, it’s hard to put your job on the line to stand up against discrimination

My university assumed students just want ping pong tables, but they’re as angry with marketisation as their lecturers

When I moved from a European university, I was shocked to discover a rule-bound system that devalues academic experience

I was told impact metrics could make or break careers. Instead, they broke my faith in scientific research

Universities with the best provision employ more women professors. This doesn’t surprise me at all

Universities are manipulating their students into providing positive NSS scores to boost their reputations. This has to stop

I was routinely humiliated by my head of department. Universities must tackle bullying with proper policy

Giving students university admissions points for skills such as dance and music as well as A-level grades restricts choice and hinders social mobility

Academia should be collaborative, not competitive. So why do I feel like some junior colleagues are rushing to tear each other’s work apart online?