Academics Leaving Higher Education: A Qualitative Investigation
26 June 2025
Research on academics leaving the world of academia then entering other professions.
The aims are to explore the experiences and reasons of academic staff within our universities who are leaving the profession.
Requirements
- Academics in higher education
- • Intending to leave the profession within the next 6 months
- • Have already left the profession within the last 10 years.
Keywords
Ethical approval
This study has been approved by the University of Wolverhampton Psychology department ethics committee on April 28th 2025.
About the researcher
My name is Doreen Harris, and I am a master’s student in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Wolverhampton.