The abuse of power in academia is not commonplace, but it does happen. There are many levels at which the abuse of power can occur in academia. For this reason, a key component of good academic work is avoiding the spaces and structures that give rise to opportunities for the abuse of power, dependent relationships and (supervision) conflicts. Prevention requires awareness-raising at all levels of the staff of a research institution \u2013 if necessary based on a code of conduct \u2013 as well as organisational measures at institutional level. The latter include establishing independent, confidential counselling bodies and competent prosecution bodies as well as joint supervision of doctoral researchers (doctoral committees) and written supervision agreements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The structural and personal dependence of early career researchers often tends to result from precarious employment relationships (the large number of fixed-term employees in the academic sector). By contrast, professors are generally tenured. Given this situation, effective means to compensate for this imbalance include establishing a transparent feedback culture, ensuring professional preparation for leadership roles in academia and providing ongoing training (e.g. on unconscious bias<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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