Mid-career female researchers ‘need bespoke research grants’
UK professional bodies for mathematicians call for specialist funding to help female senior lecturers whose research careers are blown off course
UK professional bodies for mathematicians call for specialist funding to help female senior lecturers whose research careers are blown off course
The King’s College London president says universities are ‘not in any way toxic places’
Universities’ intellectual property is seen as key to successful knowledge economies. But what is the best way to turn ideas into marketable products? Is it realistic to expect major commercial...
All academics have had that anxiety dream about standing up to give a lecture, only to realise they have forgotten to prepare anything – or to put on any clothes. But real teaching failures are...
Search for wider solutions must continue while Berlin’s postdoc contract law faces judicial scrutiny, experts say
Laureate recalls his serendipitous route to chemistry and California, and how he would turn the UK’s ‘lean and mean’ science system into a world leader
Random selection from a gender-equal shortlist of qualified candidates would remove the effects of implicit bias, says Nathan Burke
With both Oxford and Cambridge seeking new vice-chancellors, Rosa Ellis examines the unique pressures of leading these prestigious universities and the qualities that successful candidates will need...
Monsoon physicist talks through her journey resisting pressure to be ‘ladylike’ and becoming the only woman of 54 in chemical engineering class
Rectors’ conference concerned that Berlin postdoc law could set ‘blueprint’ for unfunded attempts to tackle precarity
Reopening of international study opportunities looms large as Covid-19 continues to dominate news agenda
Short-term contracts are leading researchers to chase more secure roles in less heralded universities, says Cardiff Met vice-chancellor
Loneliness and intellectual insecurity highlighted as prime reasons for elevated suicide risk among doctoral researchers
Academics have acclaimed the Netflix series. But how many have noticed the absence of non-tenure-track faculty, asks Tian An Wong
With academic conferences on hold, novel ways of collaborating have taken off – from preprints and digital networks to AI-backed matchmaking, writes Jack Grove