We must eliminate bias against researchers who stay put
Marking down fellowship applicants for being unwilling to move institutions can be deeply unfair, say Trisha Greenhalgh and Ed Hawkins
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Oxford physicist fights ‘unfair’ compulsory retirement
Laser expert challenges university over alleged age discrimination and unfair dismissal
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Too many postdocs, not enough research jobs
Fears rise in the US that talented early career scientists are being driven out of the sector because of lack of opportunities
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Alumni, not v-cs, ‘are best advocates for universities’
Higher education institutions urged to change tactics when lobbying for extra funding
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Success wired in: the stories behind the THE Awards 2019 winners
Universities offer insights on engaging with industry, excelling at research support and tackling the student mental health crisis
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End ‘Plan B’ talk about jobs outside academia, says minister
Improving the culture surrounding mental health for postgraduates and PhD students also crucial to maintaining a healthy research system, Chris Skidmore tells leaders
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Reliance on foreign PhD students ‘could harm US research’
Data show US has relatively low number of domestic PhD graduates, leaving it reliant on potentially fragile international recruitment
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Are research links with the developing world still a one-way street?
Researchers in developing countries have often been confined to minor roles as translators and data gatherers. But there are signs that the scales are tipping. Simon Baker considers the extent and...
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Step out of your comfort zone, try discipline-based educational research
Discipline-based educational research can challenge academics to think about their fields in new ways and can deliver unique benefits to learners, write five scholars
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Failing better: How to live with academic rejection
Academics’ deep identification with their work means that the failure of a book proposal, grant application or promotion request can cut deeply. But in a competitive profession, such knock-backs are...
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Working long hours should not be demonised
Individuals should be able to choose their own work-life balance depending on their life situation and level of ambition, says Lee Cronin
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US-based academic who ‘had job in China’ faces fraud charges
Researcher could face decades in prison if found guilty
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Letters – 14 March 2019
Cheats: address the game, not just the players From what I have observed, three factors have led to the rise of essay mills (“Should students who use essay mills be criminalised?”, News, 7 March)....
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Tenure track positions for postdocs in Germany
Technical University of Munich and Max Planck Society launch tenure track scheme. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
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Oxford partners with Legal & General on £4 billion development plan
Financial services firm bills plan for 3,000 homes and two science parks as model for how UK universities can help modernise cities