From lab gigs to headliners
It’s a long way to the top if you want to make it as a PI, but there are many positives on the path to that big break
It’s a long way to the top if you want to make it as a PI, but there are many positives on the path to that big break
French cartoonist finds rich comic potential in the PhD she never finished
Book of the week: Tara Shears enjoys a gossipy tale of the booms and busts involved in collaborative frontier science
Glen Wright reveals the best #AcademicsWithCats of 2016
Universities warn parliamentary inquiry that Brexit vote already deterring staff and students from coming to UK
Holly Else explores the emotional, reputational and practical barriers to correcting mistakes
Many early career researchers have ‘not gone to the library for years’, according to report
University staff may often write letters of recommendation in a very gendered way, warns Dame Athene Donald
Five top European academics offer advice on how to mentor, manage and expand a research team
Taking an unconventional route after studying for a doctorate should not be seen as a failure, says Fiona Whelan
Starting out as a principal investigator in your postdoctoral institution can make sense, but you need to make sure you stand apart from your former boss, says Laura Piddock
Off to an academic conference? Helena Ledmyr offers some tricks to getting the most out of attending a scholarly gathering
In academia, and more widely, women are too easily relegated to the ‘less competent than men’ category, writes Dame Athene Donald
Seven scholars relate how they stepped back or stepped in as they saw fit, while one contributor’s daughter describes the flip side