Workloads and Occupational Stress
Over the past two decades there have been major reductions in the funding of public universities in Australia, and reports of stress in university staff due to increased work pressure and reduced social support have escalated. However, in order to attract and retain high quality staff, universities must provide staff with a supportive working environment. Significant increases in public funding to the sector in the 2009 Federal Budget offer universities and opportunity to change this trend.
Further information:
| UWS Overload study - 2009 | A link to the UWS Overload study. |
| National University Stress Study - 2008 | An AUR report on the National University Stress Study, conducted by Tony Winefield, Carolyn Boyd, Judith Saebel and Silvia Pignata |
| UWS Workloads Project | NTEU UWS Branch have been conducting research into academic workloads. The following is a link to their webpage. |
| Occupational Stress in Australian Universities - 2002 | The study is the most comprehensive national survey carried out to date of occupational stress in Australia’s universities. It is a collaborative project between the National Tertiary Education Union and researchers from the University of South Australia, Swinburne University of Technology, Sydney Stress Management Centre and the University of Melbourne. Click on the link above for further information |