Academics are hired on one basis only - their publication record. As a consequence, my junior colleagues on fixed-term contracts are, quite sensibly, looking only to their next position. Thus they have no incentive to carry out their essential administrative work.
Cillian Ryan, Department of economics, University of Birmingham.
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