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Enablers and barriers to a healthy and productive work-life balance and work patterns for researchers and research teams.

Abstract

This study (funded by a Research England Enhancing Research Culture Fund) obtains qualitative insight into the work patterns and work-life balance of staff who undertake any form of research at the University of Southampton. Participants are invited to voluntarily take part in an online focus group and/ or an online one-to-one interview and are recruited from all faculties using a stratified, non-random sample. To date [November 2023], 50 participants have taken part in one-to-one interviews and 15 people have taken part in focus groups. This study will be ongoing until August 2024.

Aim

Our key aims are to identify:

-What enhances the achievement of productive and healthy work patterns for research-active academics?
-What limits the achievement of these productive and healthy work patterns?
-What does/ would a healthy and productive week/ month/ year look like for research-active academics?

Intended Impact of the Study

N/A

Project Lead

Project Collaborators

Pauline Leonard
Shelley Parr
Paul Clarkson

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