Hundreds of PhD students chasing every early career post
THE study reveals intense competition for roles at Russell Group universities, despite new openings for those seeking a research career
THE study reveals intense competition for roles at Russell Group universities, despite new openings for those seeking a research career
Marina Warner explains why she chose to speak about her departure from the University of Essex
Being an academic and a parent is harder than it should be, but not all want children while others make it work regardless
Kevin Fong advises academics to scale the silo walls occasionally to regenerate their careers
A wide range of essential under-the-radar tasks sustain academic culture, but who will perform them in an increasingly careerist academy?
The process may mean greater scrutiny but is it legally viable?
The REF’s formal assessment of the impact of academic work was highly controversial in theory: how did it play out in practice?
If open access is to be extended to books, two questions need to be put straight away. How are authors and publishers to position the boundary between books for whose publication the author must in...
An academic talks about her experience, the impact on her work and the long road to recovery
Holly Else examines European efforts to make academic career paths less challenging to navigate
Highlighting the challenges of doing a PhD in order to manage the expectations of prospective doctoral candidates, both during and post-PhD, is of course extremely valuable (“This far, and no further...
The results show that most people in the sector enjoy their work and their colleagues, but some are happier than others
We must change the way we educate students to counter rising scientific misconduct, say Tim Birkhead and Bob Montgomerie
Five students on how doctoral study changed them and their futures
Dame Athene Donald brands MPs’ report on women in science ‘weak’