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Recognition and Reward for a Teaching-Focused Career Track

By Professor Rose Gann, PSA Chair and Professor of Politics Education, Nottingham Trent University The British Academy report on Politics and International Relations (PIR) in higher education notes a striking growth in numbers of academic staff on ‘teaching-only’ contracts within the discipline (British Academy, 2025). Numbers have more than doubled in recent years and now represent 21% of all academic staff in PIR. Historically, ‘teaching-only’ contracts have been considered by some as somehow less prestigious than research or teaching- and-research contracts. This is now changing.  It is becoming clear that not only are staff numbers growing, but these staff are also playing and increasingly important role in developing the student experience and embedding effective teaching and learning practices within universities (Hulme 2022; Loch et Al., 2024). Furthermore, greater consideration is being given to […]

New British Academy Report on Politics and International Relations provision in UK Higher Education

Politics & IR remains popular as a degree with impressive employment outcomes for graduates, and punches above its weight in research A new British Academy report, produced in partnership with the Political Studies Association, on Politics and International Relations (PIR) provision in UK higher education shows a 20 per cent increase in first degree enrolments and a 41 per cent rise in postgraduate taught enrolments between 2011/12 and 2022/23, with PIR graduates earning a median salary up to £9000 more than the average graduate ten years after leaving university. The report was steered by an advisory group representing the PSA, BISA […]