2022
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-022-00892-y
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‘Living at work’: COVID-19, remote-working and the spatio-relational reorganisation of professional services in UK universities

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has been the source of large-scale disruption to the work practices of university staff, across the UK and globally. This article reports the experiences of n = 4731 professional services staff (PSS) working in UK universities and their experiences of pandemic-related work disruption. It specifically focuses on a transition to remote-working as a consequence of social restrictions and campus closures, presenting both quantitative and qualitative findings that speak to the various spatio-r… Show more

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“…Research that specifically examines the impact of COVID-19 on higher education explores how workers have adjusted to the COVID-19 workplace, including professional services staff (e.g., Watermeyer et al, 2022), learning technologists (Watermeyer et al, 2021) and academics (Karatuna et al, 2022;Kennedy, Oliver & Littlejohn, 2022;McGaughey et al, 2021;Rode, Kennedy & Littlejohn, 2022;Stadtlander & Sickel, 2021). Almost universally noting increased workloads, these studies nonetheless tend to focus on cultural and organisational change rather than how information practices have adjusted through the shift to online and hybrid employment.…”
Section: The Work Of Higher Educationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Research that specifically examines the impact of COVID-19 on higher education explores how workers have adjusted to the COVID-19 workplace, including professional services staff (e.g., Watermeyer et al, 2022), learning technologists (Watermeyer et al, 2021) and academics (Karatuna et al, 2022;Kennedy, Oliver & Littlejohn, 2022;McGaughey et al, 2021;Rode, Kennedy & Littlejohn, 2022;Stadtlander & Sickel, 2021). Almost universally noting increased workloads, these studies nonetheless tend to focus on cultural and organisational change rather than how information practices have adjusted through the shift to online and hybrid employment.…”
Section: The Work Of Higher Educationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Almost universally noting increased workloads, these studies nonetheless tend to focus on cultural and organisational change rather than how information practices have adjusted through the shift to online and hybrid employment. An exception is Watermeyer et al (2022b), whose study of academics notes that remote working resulted in a more formalised information environment, including less "fun" interactions with colleagues and a decline in "spontaneous and unscripted work". Notwithstanding, professional services staff, who have historically been denied the opportunity for remote working, also stated that working from home led to a sense of being "more informed", both because of transformations in meeting management and opportunities for reflection (Watermeyer et al, 2022b).…”
Section: The Work Of Higher Educationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Generally, this unique situation has had a negative impact on the operation of university faculties, staff and students in terms of health-related behaviour, as well as mental and physical health (Grubic et al, 2020;Husky et al, 2020;Wang and Zhao, 2020;Al Miskry et al . 2021;Watermeyer et al ., 2022) .…”
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confidence: 99%