Camille Kandiko Howson is an Associate Professor of Education at Imperial College London, UK. Camille is an international expert in higher education research with a focus on student engagement; student outcomes and learning gain; and quality, performance and accountability.Christina Hughes is Founder and CEO of Women-Space Leadership Limited. Prior to this, she has held senior roles as Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Warwick; Provost, Sheffield Hallam University; Deputy Vice Chancellor (Interim) University of Kent. Christina is a Professor of Women and Gender Studies and has a national reputation in the field of access and widening participation.Malcolm Tight is Professor of Higher Education at Lancaster University, UK, and Series Editor for International Perspectives on Higher Education Research. Malcom has a broad range of research interests in the fields of higher and post-compulsory education including changing patterns of academic work, the nature of the academic experience and the role of learning in adult life.

• Part 1: Introduction Chapter 1. Introduction; Malcolm Tight, Christina Hughes, and Camille Kandiko Howson Part 2: Mental Health and Bullying Chapter 2. Mental Health of Staff in Higher Education; Malcolm Tight Chapter 3. Bullying and Harassment in Academic Life; Wyn Evans Chapter 4. The Relationship Between Incivility and Bullying: An interview; Fran Sepler and Christina Hughes Part 3: Case Studies Chapter 5. Revealing a Covert Narcissist: An autoethnography; Anonymous, UKChapter 6. Suspension of an Academic is not a Neutral Act; Anonymous, UK Part 4: Exit Cultures Chapter 7. When the Neoliberal University Doesn’t Want You Anymore: Exit cultures in the market era of higher education; Steven Jones Chapter 8. The Implications of an Exit Culture for Academic Career-Making; Celia Whitchurch Part 5: Career Impacts Chapter 9. Mid-Career Academic Culture: Competition, dead ends and burnout; Camille Kandiko Howson Chapter 10. The Hidden Costs of Leadership: Occupational stress in middle and senior academic roles; Megan Lee, Debbie Massey, Dima Nasrawi, and Richard Lakeman Chapter 11. Senior Professional Leaders: Toxic teams and institutional cultures; Camille Kandiko Howson and Kelly Coate Part 6: Responses Chapter 12. Dismissal and Redundancy: The role of educative leadership and trade union resistance; Justine Mercer Chapter 13. Refusing to be Silenced: Feminist narratives of leaving the academy; Christina Hughes Part 7: Conclusion Chapter 14. Conclusion; Camille Kandiko Howson, Christina Hughes, and Malcolm Tight

Camille Kandiko Howson is an Associate Professor of Education at Imperial College London, UK. Camille is an international expert in higher education research with a focus on student engagement; student outcomes and learning gain; and quality, performance and accountability.Christina Hughes is Founder and CEO of Women-Space Leadership Limited. Prior to this, she has held senior roles as Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Warwick; Provost, Sheffield Hallam University; Deputy Vice Chancellor (Interim) University of Kent. Christina is a Professor of Women and Gender Studies and has a national reputation in the field of access and widening participation.Malcolm Tight is Professor of Higher Education at Lancaster University, UK, and Series Editor for International Perspectives on Higher Education Research. Malcom has a broad range of research interests in the fields of higher and post-compulsory education including changing patterns of academic work, the nature of the academic experience and the role of learning in adult life.

• Part 1: Introduction Chapter 1. Introduction; Malcolm Tight, Christina Hughes, and Camille Kandiko Howson Part 2: Mental Health and Bullying Chapter 2. Mental Health of Staff in Higher Education; Malcolm Tight Chapter 3. Bullying and Harassment in Academic Life; Wyn Evans Chapter 4. The Relationship Between Incivility and Bullying: An interview; Fran Sepler and Christina Hughes Part 3: Case Studies Chapter 5. Revealing a Covert Narcissist: An autoethnography; Anonymous, UKChapter 6. Suspension of an Academic is not a Neutral Act; Anonymous, UK Part 4: Exit Cultures Chapter 7. When the Neoliberal University Doesn’t Want You Anymore: Exit cultures in the market era of higher education; Steven Jones Chapter 8. The Implications of an Exit Culture for Academic Career-Making; Celia Whitchurch Part 5: Career Impacts Chapter 9. Mid-Career Academic Culture: Competition, dead ends and burnout; Camille Kandiko Howson Chapter 10. The Hidden Costs of Leadership: Occupational stress in middle and senior academic roles; Megan Lee, Debbie Massey, Dima Nasrawi, and Richard Lakeman Chapter 11. Senior Professional Leaders: Toxic teams and institutional cultures; Camille Kandiko Howson and Kelly Coate Part 6: Responses Chapter 12. Dismissal and Redundancy: The role of educative leadership and trade union resistance; Justine Mercer Chapter 13. Refusing to be Silenced: Feminist narratives of leaving the academy; Christina Hughes Part 7: Conclusion Chapter 14. Conclusion; Camille Kandiko Howson, Christina Hughes, and Malcolm Tight

Camille Kandiko Howson is an Associate Professor of Education at Imperial College London, UK. Camille is an international expert in higher education research with a focus on student engagement; student outcomes and learning gain; and quality, performance and accountability.Christina Hughes is Founder and CEO of Women-Space Leadership Limited. Prior to this, she has held senior roles as Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Warwick; Provost, Sheffield Hallam University; Deputy Vice Chancellor (Interim) University of Kent. Christina is a Professor of Women and Gender Studies and has a national reputation in the field of access and widening participation.Malcolm Tight is Professor of Higher Education at Lancaster University, UK, and Series Editor for International Perspectives on Higher Education Research. Malcom has a broad range of research interests in the fields of higher and post-compulsory education including changing patterns of academic work, the nature of the academic experience and the role of learning in adult life.

• Part 1: Introduction Chapter 1. Introduction; Malcolm Tight, Christina Hughes, and Camille Kandiko Howson Part 2: Mental Health and Bullying Chapter 2. Mental Health of Staff in Higher Education; Malcolm Tight Chapter 3. Bullying and Harassment in Academic Life; Wyn Evans Chapter 4. The Relationship Between Incivility and Bullying: An interview; Fran Sepler and Christina Hughes Part 3: Case Studies Chapter 5. Revealing a Covert Narcissist: An autoethnography; Anonymous, UKChapter 6. Suspension of an Academic is not a Neutral Act; Anonymous, UK Part 4: Exit Cultures Chapter 7. When the Neoliberal University Doesn’t Want You Anymore: Exit cultures in the market era of higher education; Steven Jones Chapter 8. The Implications of an Exit Culture for Academic Career-Making; Celia Whitchurch Part 5: Career Impacts Chapter 9. Mid-Career Academic Culture: Competition, dead ends and burnout; Camille Kandiko Howson Chapter 10. The Hidden Costs of Leadership: Occupational stress in middle and senior academic roles; Megan Lee, Debbie Massey, Dima Nasrawi, and Richard Lakeman Chapter 11. Senior Professional Leaders: Toxic teams and institutional cultures; Camille Kandiko Howson and Kelly Coate Part 6: Responses Chapter 12. Dismissal and Redundancy: The role of educative leadership and trade union resistance; Justine Mercer Chapter 13. Refusing to be Silenced: Feminist narratives of leaving the academy; Christina Hughes Part 7: Conclusion Chapter 14. Conclusion; Camille Kandiko Howson, Christina Hughes, and Malcolm Tight