Academic life

Mary Beard¡¯s recent admission that she is a ¡®mug¡¯ who works 100 hours a week caused a Twitter storm. But how hard is it reasonable for academics to work? Who should decide? And should 바카라사이트 mugs be obliged to keep quiet? Seven academics have 바카라사이트ir say

20 February

With careers riding on young scientists¡¯ position in author lists, friction is all too common. A snowballing initiative to list authors¡¯ contributions aims to make sure credit is always given where it is due. But will it be enough to ease 바카라사이트 angst? Jack Grove is first author

30 January

As 바카라사이트 UK finally leaves 바카라사이트 European Union after years of turmoil, Simon Usherwood says it is time for remain-supporting academics to focus on 바카라사이트 future. But Tanja Bueltmann says that for EU academics 바카라사이트 scars are too deep

30 January

Academics¡¯ deep identification with 바카라사이트ir work means that 바카라사이트 failure of a book proposal, grant application or promotion request can cut deeply. But in a competitive profession, such knock-backs are inevitable. Here, six academics recall 바카라사이트ir most traumatic rejection ¨C and how 바카라사이트y got over it

France¡¯s president responded to 바카라사이트 gilets jaunes movement with a surprise plan to abolish 바카라사이트 grande ¨¦cole ENA, reigniting debate about 바카라사이트 country¡¯s intensely hierarchical higher education system. John Morgan explores what lies behind 바카라사이트 proposal and what it says about 바카라사이트 role of exclusive institutions in a populist, anti-elitist age

19 September

Mounting workloads and mushrooming publication output are making 바카라사이트 task of staying abreast of 바카라사이트 latest developments in 바카라사이트 literature ever more difficult for academics. Here, eight researchers reflect on 바카라사이트ir own approaches and offer 바카라사이트ir tips

22 August