In principle, permanent positions are awarded to the most deserving – but perceptions remain that, in reality, many universities value connections over merit. Phillip Haubrock describes his struggles...
Lauded bench scientist-turned-administrator Anne Kelso reflects on gender balance, ‘keeping it real’ and why she left her ‘happy place in the lab’
Country to vote whether to restrict immigration if numbers continue to grow, potentially affecting international students and researchers
Cheap research round-ups by ‘hallucination-free’ OpenScholar model preferred by experts, says Nature study
Bosnian-born president of University of Connecticut says her unusual academic career shows how US promotes outsiders like no other country
Female researchers need ‘action’, not just ‘advice’, says high-flying scientist
A year after joining the ‘MIT of the Middle East’, the former King’s College London president reflects on the need for scholars to align their research with national priorities and the joys of...
Forcing doctoral students to extend their visas after four years could lead them to look elsewhere, experts warn
Threat of financial collapse is causing universities to double down on an officious management style that is sapping academic morale, undermining excellence and damaging collegiality between academia...
China’s post-pandemic economic slowdown is continuing to depress the graduate job market – and graduates themselves. But while the government looks to universities to address the malaise, many...
Netflix’s university-set romcom is strangely silent about the ethics of college tutors sleeping with their students, says Robert Dingwall
Outgoing rector of University of Oslo says culture of openness changed into one dominated by national priorities during his eight years in charge of Norway’s top-ranked institution
If the UK doesn’t want skilled migrants any more, maybe my contributions would be better appreciated in the Global South, says Meron Wondemaghen
Address early career ‘glass door’ as well as promotion glass ceiling, policymakers urged
US-based researchers have dominated the Nobel prizes, but more than one-third of them were born abroad, drawn by the US’ world-leading research ecosystem. But many Nobel laureates fear that Donald...