Resources

We are developing a range of resources to help improve people's awareness of the causes and effects of precarious employment conditions, and to promote positive change in the UK higher education sector. These resources will continue to undergo development, so please watch this space.

Navigating States of Precarity: A Toolkit for Early Career Academics

Follow the link below for a toolkit summarising advice from precarious colleagues on how to: apply for jobs, prepare for jobs, what to do when starting a new job, how to approach leaving a position, and how to navigate workplace difficulties.

Precarity Awareness Posters

Download our free posters to help raise awareness of experiences of precarity and how your colleagues can help. Kindly produced for the States of Precarity project by Dr Zoe J Ayres (@zjayres)

Letter Templates

Download our free letter templates for lobbying members of senior management to improve specific factors that contribute to negative experiences of fixed or short-term contracts.

Precarity Reading List

Learn more about precarity through our growing academic reading list on the causes, contributing factors, and experiences of precarity. Feel free to contribute suggestions, too!

Precarity Report - Launch Event Slides

Download the slides from our launch event.