2012 UCU stress survey

The results for individual colleges and universities from UCU's 2012 stress survey have been used to highlight particular areas of concern related to stress and workload, and to encourage local negotiation with employers to tackle these issues.

Workload demands

Higher education:

• Overview and results for HEIs: DEMANDS [347kb]
• The Demands stressor: higher education [198kb]
• Results for HEIs: DEMANDS [1mb]
• Data for HEIs: DEMANDS [390kb]

Further education:

• The Demands stressor: further education [345kb]
  The Demands stressor: further education [359kb]

See also:

• UCU snaps over stress levels, TES
• Stressed academics are ready to blow in pressure-cooker culture, THE

Relationships and bullying

Higher education

• The Relationships stressor: higher education [479kb]
  The Relationships stressor: higher education [428kb]

Further education

• The Relationships stressor: further education [674kb]
  The Relationships stressor: further education [532kb]

See also:

• Union outs institutions with 'climate of fear', THE

Control

Higher education

• The Control stressor: higher education [304kb]
  The Control stressor: higher education [188kb]

See also:

• Post-92 academics report greatest stress over lack of autonomy, THE

Peer Support and Managerial Support

Higher education

• Peer support and managerial support stressor: higher education [448kb]
  Peer support and managerial support stressor: higher education [230kb]

Change and role

Higher education

• The Change and Role stressors: higher education [405kb]
  The Change and Role stressors: higher education [223kb]

Stress

Adult education

• Stressed out: report of a survey into occupational stress in adult education, Jul 13 [221kb]

Further education

• Further stress: a survey of stress and well-being among staff in further education [227kb]

Higher education

• Higher stress: a survey of stress and well-being among staff in higher education [240kb]

Prisons

• A Punishing Regime - a survey of occupational stress and well-being among prison educators, Mar 13 [225kb]