Staff

58% of respondents supported collecting more data on sexual orientation and gender identity, but only 31% supported collecting more data on marital status.   

Question 47. Would you support collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity in the Staff record on the same basis on which it is currently collected in the Student record?   

Question 22 asked respondents whether they or their organisations distinguish between academic and non-academic staff in their contracts of employment. 69% of respondents said yes, 10% said no, and 21% said they were unsure or that the question was not applicable.  

Question 22. Does your organisation distinguish between academic and non-academic staff in its contracts of employment?  

Question 39 asked whether respondents would support the inclusion of personal identifiers such as names to enable better longitudinal tracking. 18% of respondents said they would support the inclusion of personal identifiers, 60% said they would not support this idea, and 22% said they were unsure or that the question was not applicable.

Question 31 asked whether expanding the coverage of ORCID would help improve understanding of staff careers. Although 23% of respondents said it would be helpful, 27% said it would not be, and 44% said that they did not know or the question was not applicable.  

Question 23 asked respondents whether they or their organisations distinguish in their contracts of employment between academic staff with responsibility for teaching, research, or teaching and research. While 55% of respondents said they distinguish between teaching, research, and teaching and research contracts, 16% said they did not distinguish, and 30% were unsure or thought the question was not applicable.