It is also true in the UK that 'academics' does (also) mean scholarly work...Not in common speech it doesn't. I've worked at a British university for over twenty years and I could count the number of times I've heard it used like that on the fingers of one hand. So no, not ambiguous at all. When we refer to "academics" we mean teaching and research staff. -- Necrothesp (talk) 09:59, 28 December 2022 (UTC)
Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Currently there seems to be consensus for option 1, insofar that it is something of university, though not necessarily academics. There is consensus for either "Academics of" or "Academic staff of". The argument against academics is that it is ambiguous and UK-centric, meaning scholarly work in America. The argument against academic staff is that staff in America refers to non-professor staff, and therefore academic staff refers to staff working on the academic side of things.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Qwerfjkltalk 09:09, 3 January 2023 (UTC)