UK re-establishes dominance in ERC advanced grants scheme
Academics at British institutions make one in four successful bids in 2017 funding round, underlining risks of Brexit
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Lessons from the Lobster: Eve Marder’s Work in Neuroscience, by Charlotte Nassim
Book of the week: A ‘thought biography’ reveals elements that make for success in science, Rivka Isaacson finds
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The Francis Crick Institute: living up to expectations?
It’s still early days for the £650 million biomedical research centre, but its director believes it is showing signs of fulfilling its promise
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Postdoc Twitter channel sets sights on North America
#ECRchat looks to offer global advice
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Academics report harassment at political science conference
Eleven per cent of women and 3 per cent of men report inappropriate sexual advances or touching at American Political Science Association meeting
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The place of unions in the academy
From the largest strike in the history of UK higher education, to the US ‘academic precariat’ looking to unionise to improve their conditions, Jack Grove assesses the changing influence of workers’...
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Are teaching and research mutually exclusive?
Is the 4* researcher who is also a stellar teacher a realistic expectation? ߣߣƵ surveyed academics to find out. Jack Grove reports
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Interview with Caroline Dean
The biologist on how a box of tulip bulbs encouraged her to research plants and why women must expand their comfort zone
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Fresh anger over UK visa regime as scholar forced to leave Oxford
Home Office decision to decline a visa for postgraduate researcher’s 22-month-old baby sparks anguish at laboratory ‘struggling’ to recruit
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We need a middle path to data democracy
There must be greater permeability between universities and tech giants if we want to protect data from corporate interests and use it for the public good
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A salamander and a Star Trek uniform: perfect Christmas gifts for academics
Got some last minute scholarly Christmas shopping to do? Glen Wright has got your back
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Everyday epiphanies: six academics recall turning points in their careers
Determination to make your own way is key to success in academia, but scholars’ research, teaching and even their lives can be transformed by a chance encounter or event
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What's up postdoc?
A survey shows that physics PhDs on short-term contracts get a raw deal. Alison Goddard reports Career Paths of Physics Postdoctoral Research Staff is published by the Institute of Physics. Postdocs...
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Tips for those tough post-PhD, pre-postdoc days
Doing everything you can to keep a “toehold” in your field while looking for postdoctoral positions was one of the pieces of advice offered at a session on life after the PhD at a conference last...
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The big push: are PhDs too tough?
Study suggests doctorates are now seen as a test of character rather than intellect