The Daily DiscourseFor many people, academia seems like a prestigious career—but behind the lecture halls and research papers, a growing number of academics say they're battling impossible workloads, mounting pressure and toxic workplace cultures.
For many people, academia seems like a prestigious career—but behind the lecture halls and research papers, a growing number of academics say they're battling impossible workloads, mounting pressure and toxic workplace cultures. So serious are these concerns that they're now the focus of a forthcoming book. Its author, Research Associate at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, Dr Beata Buhlungu, has been examining what she describes as the ill-treatment of academics at South Africa's institutions of higher learning.
Guest: Dr Beata Buhlungu: Research Associate · GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science
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