It's official: Academics find it hard to take time off for holidays

"No, life is not just one long holiday
Contrary to common perception, academics do not enjoy lots of holidays, and they risk ill health as a result, research shows.
The study found that two fifths of academics failed to take two weeks or more of their leave, while one in ten failed to take three weeks or more.
Many academics said they struggled to fit summer holidays between exam boards and the rush to fill student places in clearing. Others reported that they often used holiday periods to research and write books. "
Harriet Swain Published: 14 July 2006 THES
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