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With ‘storytelling’ CVs becoming crucial in hiring and funding decisions, Jack Grove explores how academics can craft compelling research statements

Community-led research is often seen as a social justice response to centuries of exploitative study, but exponents say it also produces better science

Interviewing for a job is not a skill we’re trained for in academia, so here are a few tips from a professor who has been on both sides of the interview divide

With social distancing scuppering traditional fieldwork, social scientists were forced to adapt their research methods. Jack Grove finds out how they managed

Academics are not known for their killer dress sense, but it can affect everything from course evaluations to perceived competence, say Sebastian Oliver and Ben Marder

The pandemic has not hit all students’ learning equally. Anna McKie talks to two experts on how to spot those who may have fallen behind and help them get up to speed

Despite the bullying by academics and cuts always hitting professional services first, when we get it right university admin is a great place to work, says Hugh Martin

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Your new manager likely doesn’t have a PhD, and she’s higher on the food chain because experience is more valued than a doctorate, says Janelle Ward

University staff are keen on hybrid working, but will it work long-term for researchers? Jack Grove examines which practices might outlast the pandemic

A podcast constructed and targeted well can amplify faculty expertise and build public trust, says Paul M. Rand

Anna McKie speaks to three experts about giving feedback that enhances student learning − and some of the most common pitfalls along the way

Four experts from the University of Bath give tips on how to create an open, creative and non-hierarchical environment at your next workshop

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My job is to help young researchers negotiate their own varied and wondrous paths, not track (a version of) my own, says Lucas Lixinski

Scientific leaders and politicians have embraced calls to reduce the stress and precarity faced by researchers. Jack Grove examines some radical proposals

Those who blur the lines between academic and professional staff are the connective tissue in the research ecosystem, say Matthew Flinders and Sarah Chaytor

Entrepreneurship skills can benefit students and society, but many universities aren’t giving the area the attention it needs, experts tell Anna McKie

As lecturers, we can influence whether social background becomes an obstacle for students’ progression, says Siobhán O’Brien

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The loss of the human touch, plus potential tech headaches, make interviewing online an even greater challenge, says Gábor Sarlós

UK academia’s champion for black postgraduate students, Anne-Marie Imafidon, and others explain how scholars can help diversify graduate education

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Academics are often unusual jobseekers with specific skills − LinkedIn allows you to take control of your professional self-narrative, says Stacy Hartman

Anna McKie talks to three experts about the benefits of embedding the concept of students co-creating their own learning

To attract PhD students, advisers must portray competence and warmth. Ben Marder and Sebastian Oliver explain how to optimise your staff profile

A year since face-to-face academic conferences were cancelled, Jack Grove hears from scholars on their mixed experiences of digital events

Self-reporting of performance is notoriously unreliable and, more significantly, satisfaction is distinct from well-being, says Stephen Wood

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My plumber made me realise that being just a ‘professional and efficient’ teacher wouldn’t cut it during this time of transition, says Peter Vanberkel

John McKendrick has recently concluded that we are letting down unsuccessful job applicants by not providing full and constructive feedback

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Due to the 2008 global financial crisis, a long shadow loomed over me and my cohort. Over the medium term, though, most of us made it, says Lucas Lixinski

With more candidates than ever applying for research roles, some scholars are reassessing how they engage with unsuccessful applicants

The most successful scholars are those who reach out ‘globally’ by publishing in English. But this narrow ‘internationalisation’ should be challenged, says Hanne Tange

It will do no harm to find colleagues who understand the role of social, economic and cultural backgrounds in academia, says Carole Binns

Anna McKie hears from experts on how to ensure your pedagogy helps students achieve, regardless of their background

But for those who wish to continue playing, it takes determination, stamina and strategy when the odds are stacked against you, says Graham Crow

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Exceptional times require a more proactive and holistic approach to designing programmes for early career professionals, says Stephane Shepherd

Establishing clear performance goals can be crucial for the success of young researchers and research groups alike. Jack Grove speaks to laboratory leaders about taking a more enlightened approach to this task in difficult times

In these difficult times, boosting your teaching credentials could result in an even better job when you bounce back

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Give undergraduates knowledge that they can apply widely in the workplace, not expertise in particular programmes, say experts

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Three professors shortlisted for Times Higher Education’s Research Supervisor of the Year award discuss their approach to mentoring

Adam Batstone has been making podcasts for more than 20 years. Here he chooses the best university podcasts out there and, with the need for online engagement growing by the week, provides tips on how to do it yourself

Helping launch UCL’s online-only MBA this year provided James Berry with keen insights into the ways universities can invest in the future

Anna McKie hears from three experts about using peer observation to improve teaching and how it can still be applied while teaching online

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The PhD viva is one of the most demanding situations students will find themselves in – and now this process has moved online. Alison Baverstock offers tips for chairing a Zoom viva that is as stress-free as possible for all involved

Lucas Lixinski shares his experiences as a gay man in academia and reflects on how they have helped his career

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From acknowledging Covid stress to having every participant logged into Zoom, Paul Moss breaks down the art of mixed-cohort tutorials

As debate intensifies on how to measure research excellence beyond publications, Jack Grove asks senior scientists how they assess intangible personal qualities when hiring researchers

Amid the pandemic shutdown, Bashir M. Al-Hashimi took the reins of a faculty at King’s College London. He shares his key lessons in how to quickly settle in with a remote team

How can universities ensure that students learn vital lessons in sustainability in all their courses? Anna McKie talks to three leaders who have already done so

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Academics must avoid publishing material that is defamatory or infringes on copyright − but how much support do they get to navigate the minefield that is social media?

Greater diversity is needed within higher education’s libraries, says Regina Everitt, one of very few BAME directors of a university library in the UK