THE work-life balance survey 2022

The respondents

The self-selecting survey was carried out online between 2 and 25 September.

Of the 1,191 respondents, 67 per cent are female and 31 per cent male. The majority (70 per cent) are based in Europe, with 12 per cent in Australasia, 9 per cent in North America, 6 per cent in Asia, 2 per cent in Africa and 1 per cent in South America. Because of the low response rate in Africa and South America, these continents are not considered for continent-level analysis. The UK accounts for the highest number of responses (62 per cent) and, therefore, these responses are considered on their own, separate from the rest of Europe.

The split between academic and professional staff is 68 per cent to 32 per cent. Eight-five per cent classify their contract as permanent, 12 per cent as fixed term, 2 per cent as term-time only and 1 per cent as zero-hours.

Among the academics, 14 per cent are senior leaders, 35 per cent full professors, 26 per cent assistant professors or lecturers, and 7 per cent at the postdoctoral or PhD level.