Universities must prepare ECRs for life outside academia
Only one in 10 PhD graduates will work in academia. Institutions have to do more to ready the other nine for their careers, says a postdoctoral research fellow
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How likely are academics to confess to errors in research?
Holly Else explores the emotional, reputational and practical barriers to correcting mistakes
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Research funding structures should be tailored to the needs of those doing the science
Early career researchers could benefit most from changes to funding structures, says Sven Sewitz, but he is concerned that there simply isn’t the will to make it happen
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Oxford helping with childcare
Elena Tobolkina draws attention to the childcare issues facing early career academics in many UK cities (“Which should I choose: my postdoc or my child?”, Opinion, 9 June). It is incorrect to assert...
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From lab gigs to headliners
It’s a long way to the top if you want to make it as a PI, but there are many positives on the path to that big break
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Anomaly! Collider Physics and the Quest for New Phenomena at Fermilab, by Tommaso Dorigo
Book of the week: Tara Shears enjoys a gossipy tale of the booms and busts involved in collaborative frontier science
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Academics worry the Establishment, and it doesn’t make us unpatriotic
Sir Keith Burnett asks if criticising your country means academics are unpatriotic
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A line in the sand
Teesside University recently announced that all professors who are not in management roles will have to reapply for their jobs (“University tells entire professoriate to reapply for their jobs”, News...
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Academic conferencing for dummies
Off to an academic conference? Helena Ledmyr offers some tricks to getting the most out of attending a scholarly gathering
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What are you reading? – 21 July 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Academic research spawns recreation of 1960s cinema
Scholars take an audience back to the movie nights of 50 years ago
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Do new mothers doing a PhD get enough support?
Gaining a PhD is a tough act for most students, so how do those with new babies cope while having the additional demands of parenthood?
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Academic advice: where to find it, and how to get the most out of it
We all need good advice – the problem is making sure you know where to find it, and how to accept it, says John Tregoning
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What is it really like to head up a university department?
Seven academic leaders share their experiences at the departmental helm along with their tips on how to squeeze the best out of sceptical staff and meagre budgets – and still find time for research
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Academics put job offers on ice over Brexit vote
Fears that Britain will leave the EU are deterring academics from taking up posts at UK universities, says Universities UK president Dame Julia Goodfellow