This paper builds on earlier reviews by the author of the changing roles and identities of contemporary professional staff in UK higher education (Whitchurch, 2004; 2006a; 2006b), and describes an empirical study that was undertaken between 2004 and 2007. It progresses the argument that the generic terms...

Human resource capacity has become a critical issue for contemporary universities as a result of increasing pressures from governments and global markets. As a consequence, particularly where the institution is the employer, changes are occurring in the expectations of staff and institutions...

Les capacités des ressources humaines sont désormais une dimension capitale pour les universités modernes sous l’effet des pressions croissantes exercées par les pouvoirs publics et par les marchés mondiaux. Il s’ensuit, en particulier lorsque l’établissement est l’employeur, que...

Despite variation across national contexts, university-clinical partners in any country have similar aims. These are to deliver world-class research, education and health care services, and there are similar tensions.. Health and higher education partners face two central paradoxes: that they...

Dans tous les pays, les partenaires de l’université et du milieu clinique ont des objectifs similaires malgré les variations qui existent selon les contextes nationaux. Ils visent à assurer des services de recherche, d’enseignement et de soins de santé de niveau international. Mais ils...