Teaching fellows may have the same rank and pay as 'traditional' research-active academic staff, although this depends on the attitude of the individual department and the institution.
The equivalence in rank and status is relatively new in some institutions, since teaching fellows in the past were sometimes paid at a grade lower than their research-active colleagues.
Teaching fellows in institutions such as the University of Aberdeen may also potentially reach the rank of professor[citation needed].
[4] The Association of National Teaching Fellows (ANTF) promotes innovation and supports the sharing of best practice.
Technically they are employed only for six months, but contracts get renewed through the years, they do almost the same job as regular staff, but receive what has been described as an "abysmally low" salary.