Hi both, I've been overwhelmed by to do's recently, but I also think I should acknowledge that this post is the reason why I joined! I've been thinking a lot about the definition of ECR for the past six months or so. I was in an interesting discussion about an award being given to an ECR within the past year. I thought some of the comments made by older members of the discussion were really interesting. I was the only ECR present, representing a group of ECRs. Our general understanding was that awards like the one we were giving could help precarious people find permanent employment. Some of the older committee members felt that the award should be given to someone who either was just about to be or had already been given continuation. Due to average increasing amounts of time being precarious, this seemed to me to be one way of heaping advantages on to those who already had advantages. It's had me thinking a lot about the overlap (and when there isn't overlap) between ECRs and the precarious positions. I agree, Ben, I think a more standardised definition would be really helpful. It's something I've quietly, slowly been having conversations about for a little while and am interested in exploring more. Other than organisations (for membership fees, for awards, etc), where do you tend to see the term ECR used?