Recent cuts and scares have cast doubt on ministers’ commitment to harnessing science in pursuit of a levelled-up, post-Brexit innovation economy. Questions also remain about how funding should be...
At the Future of Humanity Institute, early career researchers are given two years to work out which questions are really worth asking
Covid-19 has prompted an explosion in preprints but has curtailed networking and underlined the extra pressures on women and junior academics. Simon Baker asks whether the pandemic era is a dark blip...
Martin Chalfie argues that young scientists who ‘play the game’ of publishing in selective journals are less likely to win permanent posts
Nearly half of all professors in the UK are now aged 55 or over
Research finds that having just one scholar from an underrepresented group has a positive impact on academic goals of doctoral students in the same department
Team meetings arranged by algorithm and communal chocolate tasting sessions are being used to bond research teams, reports Jack Grove
For National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we take a look through our archive of advice and information for early career researchersÂ
Hidden crisis of pandemic may push early career researchers out of science, leaders warn
Conflict over proposals to grant say in running of university to all 4,000 postdocs, who conduct ‘bulk’ of research
Survey suggests most of those giving help to colleagues feel undervalued
The pandemic has hit university finances, and further challenges lie ahead. But the case for supporting higher education and research is overwhelming
Three professors shortlisted for ߣߣÊÓƵ’s Research Supervisor of the Year award discuss their approach to mentoring
New lecturer Saloni Krishnan gives practical tips, from recruiting research assistants on a budget to keeping research on track while juggling teaching responsibilities
The epigeneticist and new Max Planck vice-president on a global childhood, the pleasures of buses running on time, and why young researchers are more stressed than ever