Academic staff
C1 · Study & Academic · C1 collocations
Meaning
The teachers and researchers employed by a university or college.
Example
The university hired thirty new academic staff to cope with rising student numbers.
“academic staff” or “academic staffs”?
'Staff' is a collective noun: say 'members of academic staff' or 'academic staff are', not 'academic staffs'. In American English, 'faculty' is common.
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