What is the future for young academics? Sat 26 May

What is the future for young academics?

Conference & Campaign launch

Saturday, 26 May 2012

Venue: SOAS, London                         Time: 2pm

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Graduate teachers face unique pressures from Universities:

Experience of teaching is invaluable for career progression, whilst institutions face a crisis in funding due to the coalition governments attack on education. This means that many institutions are increasingly relying on graduate teachers for the bulk of undergraduate class teaching, and feel able to offer terms and conditions that are unacceptable.

This conference aims to bring together graduate teachers from across the country to share experience, launch a network that can work with the UCU and NUS, and plan a campaign that can win.

Speakers & Sessions
* Professor Les Back, Goldsmiths Sociology Department:

The Importance of Social Research
* Haldayne Law Society

Is your employer breaking the law? How to read a contract of employment
* Andrew McGettigan: Education Researcher

The Governments Plan for Higher Education
* Regi Pilling, UCU Anti-Casualisation Campaign

Getting the UCU onboard
* Dante Micheaux: NUS Post Graduate Research Officer:

Getting the NUS onboard

*Plenary: Where next for the campaign?