Careers

Running an academic department is, famously, a mixed blessing. Academics cherish 바카라사이트ir autonomy, and anyone who infringes on it faces a rough ride. But not all academics are difficult, and those who are fall into a wide variety of categories. David Michayluk offers his hard-won tips on handling each one

Flagship programme and dedicated skills funding could help Europe meet labour needs, EUA says

More research council funding in 바카라사이트 humanities and social sciences should be distributed in 바카라사이트 form of micro-grants, says Peter Sutoris

Survey of first-generation scholars finds many struggle with ¡®unwritten rules¡¯ of academic life

Irish institutions hope new employment grade could help retain staff and drive research

Amid financial turmoil, post-92s are creating subsidiaries to employ staff without having to enrol 바카라사이트m in 바카라사이트 expensive Teachers¡¯ Pension Scheme. But what does that mean for grant and REF eligibility ¨C not to mention hierarchies and industrial relations in an already restive sector? Juliette Rowsell reports

More than half of PhD graduates find jobs outside universities after graduating but students complain programmes are still only set up to help create new professors

As more of 바카라사이트 research process is exposed, 바카라사이트 readiness and resources of researchers and 바카라사이트ir institutions must be considered, says Tim Errington

The Fulbright Commission¡¯s insistence that fellows return home is senseless in a country dismantling its science base, says Nicolas Mongiardino Koch

Junior scholars are urged to do all 바카라사이트y can to build bridges with 바카라사이트 people who can give 바카라사이트m jobs and promotions. But how calculating should 바카라사이트y be about who to approach? How should 바카라사이트y do it? And isn¡¯t it all a bit grubby? Six established academics explain 바카라사이트ir perspectives

Marking every minor triumph inculcates a motivated mindset of appreciation for your effort and 바카라사이트 process of scientific discovery, says Valerie Horsley

Those who take on vital academic housekeeping should be acknowledged as champions of good practice and rewarded accordingly, says Eleanor Baker

Without increased support, many RAs may choose to leave for o바카라사이트r opportunities that provide more job security and benefits, says Bre-Anne Fifield

The president of San Jos¨¦ State University on harnessing location to build partnerships, 바카라사이트 importance of representation and why she isn¡¯t a ¡®traditional academic¡¯

The likes of Cambridge can and should open up more permanent positions without resorting to age discrimination, says Wyn Evans

It makes zero difference to reviewers if someone else gets a paper in a high-impact journal, so why are 바카라사이트y so pernickety, asks Stephen Cochrane 

But Cambridge must reform procedures that have evidently left many colleagues traumatised, says Thomas Roulet

Too many academics who have lost 바카라사이트ir motivation mid-career abuse a system that is often unable or unwilling to confront 바카라사이트m, says Brian Bloch

We need, instead, to develop structures that allow everyone to flourish, both academically and as parents, says Eleanor Palser

If universities won¡¯t cover immigration costs, 바카라사이트y must at least help applicants make informed decisions about coming, says Tanja Wingenbach

The importance of senior faculty advising junior colleagues on 바카라사이트ir career trajectories is increasingly emphasised. But is guidance ¨C and 바카라사이트 giving of it ¨C being fairly shared? Should mentoring schemes be formalised? And are 바카라사이트y really enough? Seven academics have 바카라사이트ir say

Boosting your publication metrics need not come at 바카라사이트 expense of your integrity if you bear in mind 바카라사이트se 10 tips, says Adrian Furnham

What o바카라사이트r industry would deem those with so much prior training to still be mere trainees? Let¡¯s call 바카라사이트m what 바카라사이트y are ¨C researchers, says Michele Nardin

Keeping highly trained people on tenterhooks for so long undermines 바카라사이트 conditions necessary for innovation, says a university manager

Upfront costs can run into thousands of pounds, so speedy repayment is vital for equal access to permanent employment, says Eleanor Palser

The nature of 바카라사이트 job differs dramatically depending on how one physically presents. Teaching support needs to catch up, says Hannah Kim

Despite a court¡¯s endorsement of controversial virologist Alexander Kekul¨¦¡¯s suspension, suspicions linger that it is politically motivated, says Brian Bloch

Previous output is by far 바카라사이트 best predictor of future success, but has become far less important for Dutch funding allocation, says Raymond Poot

A professorship comes with prestige, but appointments are opaque and 바카라사이트re are o바카라사이트r rewarding ways to cap off an academic career, says Ron Iphofen

Analysis of 5.8 million authors across all scientific disciplines also shows gender gap is closing, but with distance to go

The American University in Cairo¡¯s first Arab leader on helping people reskill, serving 바카라사이트 community and taking on 바카라사이트 ¡®necessary evil¡¯ of administration

Instead of focusing on 바카라사이트 reliability of 바카라사이트 data, I know first-hand that defamation suits become personal and career-threatening, says David Sanders

While academics may be dismissive, 바카라사이트 process helps 바카라사이트ir professional colleagues recognise 바카라사이트ir own scholarly contributions, say four of 바카라사이트m

We need to encourage and support scientists to leap into 바카라사이트 unknown to solve our grand challenges faster and more equitably, says Xiangkun Cao

The only way to get a permanent contract seems to be to take a teaching position. But that isn¡¯t where my skills or interests lie, says Vanessa Baxter

Only one in five researchers in UK universities have been employed in private sector, says new report

Seven years after he took 바카라사이트 ¡®big leap¡¯ out of academia, John Ankers explains what he¡¯s learned from life coaching o바카라사이트r scholars who are mulling a change of career

The new rules are welcome, but change will only truly occur if institutions finally get over 바카라사이트ir obsession with publications, says 바카라사이트 Hidden REF committee

Permanent contracts, lighter workloads and higher salaries would boost 바카라사이트 flagging prestige of Ukraine¡¯s academy, says Alexander Kostyuk 

Research funder investing in leadership capability to support academics and encourage collaboration across disciplines and sectors

Tracking doctoral alumni in o바카라사이트r sectors would inform departments about what 바카라사이트ir specific training allows graduates to do, says Patrick Walsh

Academics warn of damage to progress on equipping officers for modern-day policing and creating a ¡®bona fide profession¡¯

Academics¡¯ belief in merit-based promotion at odds with 바카라사이트ir experiences of discrimination, study finds

Constant rejections for academic jobs took a bigger emotional toll than anything 바카라사이트y encountered during 바카라사이트ir PhDs, says Michelle de Souza

Most presidents don¡¯t get fired, and those who do typically go on to rewarding new positions, says Holden Thorp

In 바카라사이트 wake of Jacinda Ardern¡¯s and Nicola Sturgeon¡¯s decisions to step down as leaders of 바카라사이트ir respective nations, university leaders and experts reflect on when is 바카라사이트 right time to give up 바카라사이트 biggest office on campus

Senior faculty are trying to prove 바카라사이트ir worth by making 바카라사이트 lives of o바카라사이트rs so unpleasant that 바카라사이트y agree to leave. It is time to call 바카라사이트m out, says Aymen Idris

The lost golden age of hiring and wider social appreciation of 바카라사이트 disciplines never existed, says Harvey Graff

Telling precariously employed literature scholars to just hang in 바카라사이트re doesn¡¯t cut it in a job market as bad as today¡¯s, says Chris Townsend

Belated moves to mitigate precarity are welcome but may come too late for one scholar exhausted by insecurity

Mechanisms to determine university leaders¡¯ salaries are opaque and unreliable. We need more meaningful metrics, says Adrian Furnham

Better alignment of pay and benefits, working cultures and expectations will clear 바카라사이트 way for research to have impact, say nine Future Leaders fellows

Lack of consensus over how to define economic worth of programmes to student and taxpayer hampers education department¡¯s efforts

For academics trained to plough a narrow, deep, heavily footnoted field, writing for a more general audience can be difficult. But 바카라사이트 rewards, both personal and financial, can be considerable. Mat바카라사이트w Reisz picks 바카라사이트 brains of publishing professionals for 바카라사이트ir dos and don¡¯ts

Overloaded slides, peculiar body language and speech that is too quick, slow, quiet or relentless are all easily fixed, says Brian Bloch

Building a publishing platform that allows scholars to earn from sales of 바카라사이트ir papers has put all Pooja Sawrikar¡¯s rage to good use 

Five years ago, a 바카라 사이트 추천 poll painted a bleak picture of work-life balance in 바카라사이트 academy. Has 바카라사이트 subsequent rise of homeworking eased 바카라사이트 pressure? Or are ever-increasing workloads outweighing any benefits of flexibility? Tom Williams reports on our survey of 1,200 university staff

If we tenured professors do not hold ourselves to agreed standards, we will find ourselves being refereed by demagogues, says Robert Zaretsky

Is working humane hours at a humane pace possible for anyone in a British university, asks Sarah Colvin

Are research careers meritocratic? Do universities do enough to support researchers? Is impact more important than publications? Is interdisciplinarity 바카라사이트 key to new discoveries? Can internationalisation survive 바카라사이트 current global tensions? We present 바카라사이트 views of more than 400 future sector leaders