EU drops limit on fixed-term contracts but sector concerns remain

Disappointing that universities have lobbied against measures to tackle the chronic precarity they have come to rely on (and not just for research either but also teaching) without offering any constructive proposals themselves as what can be done to reduce their reliance on precarious staff and improve the position of fixed-termers.

“Without a discussion on the precarity of funding, we don’t want to discuss precarity of careers.” At last - someone has openly admitted that (by citing autonomy), individuals and institutions can basically do what they want to the careers of people they created ... solely on the justification of money. Its got cotton mills written all over it.