Part-time ‘private’ professors: can they save niche subjects?
Medieval employment practice used by University of Amsterdam may help to preserve under-threat humanities disciplines, experts say
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Oxford academics challenge ‘compulsory retirement’ rules
Researchers have triggered another vote over rules they believe to be ‘unlawful’ and ‘unfair’
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Challenge and opportunity in Canada’s international student boom
Funding restraints mean that hype about double-digit rises in applications may not immediately translate into huge increases in enrolment
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EPSRC wants to know - Where do all the postdocs go?
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is on a mission to find out where the postdoctoral students it funds end up, according to Dame Julia Higgins, the chair of the council. The...
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‘French brain drain worse than imagined’
Lack of opportunities and local hiring practices have stopped many French scientists from returning to their homeland, a new study says
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Interview with Isaac Larsen
We discuss the challenges facing early career researchers, parenthood and tearful graduations with the award-winning University of Massachusetts Amherst geoscientist
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Just what the postdocs ordered
Invisible societies of postdoctoral researchers worldwide, most noticeably in the United States, are beginning to reveal themselves in efforts to win better working conditions. Postdocs have long...
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Not everyone at Oxford was ready for my three months as a full-time dad
Alex Holmes was surprised by the reaction of some of his colleagues when he took shared parental leave
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Industry-backed research: beware of dangers, says DCU president
Gearing research too far towards industry goals can lead to short-termist approach, warns Brian MacCraith
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Scottish postdocs offered skills training
Life scientist Christine Milburn has returned to her alma mater, Dundee University, as a generic skills training co-ordinator - one of a number of similar posts established by Scotland's universities...
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The postdocs who lost millions
David Seetapun and Andrew Felce gave up glittering university careers to trade for huge salaries at leading investment banks. Both lost their jobs as a result of trading losses. British-born Felce...
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Tossing and turning: what keeps university staff awake?
Academics and professional staff reveal the things that prey on their minds at 2am
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Postdocs are the 'lost tribes of the science world'
Postdoctoral researchers have become the "lost tribes of the scientific world", who are used, abused and finally lost by universities, MPs heard this week. During a heated Westminster Hall discussion...
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Women are too often actively sidelined against their will
In academia, and more widely, women are too easily relegated to the ‘less competent than men’ category, writes Dame Athene Donald
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Here’s what you need to know about ‘failure’ before you start your PhD
Taking an unconventional route after studying for a doctorate should not be seen as a failure, says Fiona Whelan