There’s also the issue of 79k being not really enough to live on in the US, considering recent inflation, the housing market, child care costs, medical bills.
Probably not: in lots of countries other than the UK, there isn’t a job title “lecturer” and everyone who lectures in higher education is called a professor, whereas in the UK a professor is a very senior post, given only to very distinguished researchers who are well known in their field. It’s not just a job, it’s a mark of academic distinction that you don’t lose on retirement, you become professor emeritus. A department might have 30 university lecturers but only two or three professors.
I’m from Latvia and went to uni in Latvia. Professors and lecturers were separate positions. I guess educational system in xUSSR countries is similar to UK, so I have no clue how it works in other countries outside of UK and xUSSR.
There’s also the issue of 79k being not really enough to live on in the US, considering recent inflation, the housing market, child care costs, medical bills.
Who cares? It’s plenty to live in the UK.
I care cause most profs make under 79k in the US.
Good for you, but your point was that you don’t believe that professors earn good salaries. Well, they do. In developed countries.
Do you mean actual uk professors or university lecturers in general?
The question was about professors specifically.
Probably not: in lots of countries other than the UK, there isn’t a job title “lecturer” and everyone who lectures in higher education is called a professor, whereas in the UK a professor is a very senior post, given only to very distinguished researchers who are well known in their field. It’s not just a job, it’s a mark of academic distinction that you don’t lose on retirement, you become professor emeritus. A department might have 30 university lecturers but only two or three professors.
I’m from Latvia and went to uni in Latvia. Professors and lecturers were separate positions. I guess educational system in xUSSR countries is similar to UK, so I have no clue how it works in other countries outside of UK and xUSSR.