Interview with Rachel Gallery
The University of Arizona ecologist on Colombia’s natural diversity, her lucky break, and the challenges facing other aspiring scientists
The University of Arizona ecologist on Colombia’s natural diversity, her lucky break, and the challenges facing other aspiring scientists
Assessment variety makes it harder to cheat I must admit to some bewilderment at the wailing and gnashing of teeth by academics and their institutions when considering the impact of essay mills and...
Should UCU head be an academic? The general secretary of the University and College Union should be an academic (“Pension tactics central to UCU leadership race”, News, 4 April). A UCU leader should...
Work to encourage team science is gathering momentum, and a recent Academy of Medical Sciences report highlights key steps to be taken
Four lab leaders explain how universities can help academics in the early days of running their first research group
Personal and pragmatic factors often keep Chinese academics in the West
Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, Selina Sutton explains what universities are doing wrong (and right) when supporting PhD candidates during pregnancy and beyond
The idea of mistakes being intrinsic to success has become an educational mantra – but for many students and academics, messing up is not an option
Dollars, not diktats, now seen as biggest risk to institutional autonomy in special administrative region
Brian Poole asks if grade and credential inflation has resulted in too many degree holders chasing too few jobs
Online learning has a friendly human face We applaud Paul Le Blanc’s recognition of the “overlooked majority” of students who carry work, family and other responsibilities with them into their...
Six scholars learn the career and life lessons of their greatest academic missteps
Jordanian molecular biologist Rana Dajani talks to Matthew Reisz about her multiple roles as a conspicuously successful feminist, hijab-wearing scientist in the Middle East
With many doctoral candidates unhappy and reporting mental health problems, Emma Pierson suggests ways supervisors could reduce pressures
A survey reveals readers’ opinions on whether professional editors or active researchers should be responsible for academic editing