Frontload training in first postdoctoral post, says research head
Liverpool pro vice-chancellor says new positions would be step between PhDs and traditional postdoctoral posts
Liverpool pro vice-chancellor says new positions would be step between PhDs and traditional postdoctoral posts
Survey of 10,000 researchers suggests that despite headlines, salary and location are still bigger drivers
Researchers in developing countries have often been confined to minor roles as translators and data gatherers. But there are signs that the scales are tipping. Simon Baker considers the extent and...
Universities offer insights on engaging with industry, excelling at research support and tackling the student mental health crisis
US study reveals that it’s not just a matter of how much sleep learners get – when they go to bed matters, too
The contemplative and risk-averse nature of academia contrasts with the fast-moving strategies of Silicon Valley, but that is our greatest strength, says Kate Devlin
Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski tells young scholars to focus on research and ignore ‘shitty job market’
Academics’ deep identification with their work means that the failure of a book proposal, grant application or promotion request can cut deeply. But in a competitive profession, such knock-backs are...
Algorithms may simply lead to ‘self-fulfilling prophecies’ and do not give reasons for their decisions, Oxford researcher warns
Data show US has relatively low number of domestic PhD graduates, leaving it reliant on potentially fragile international recruitment
Laser expert challenges university over alleged age discrimination and unfair dismissal
Brian Schmidt says academia is losing brightest researchers because they cannot endure ‘intolerable’ precarity throughout their thirties
International students have long been central to American research, innovation and knowledge exchange. Yet today a combination of changing legislation, regulation and attitudes is excluding many and...
Higher education institutions urged to change tactics when lobbying for extra funding
Discipline-based educational research can challenge academics to think about their fields in new ways and can deliver unique benefits to learners, write five scholars