Talking leadership 24: Shitij Kapur on improving student mental health
The King’s College London president says universities are ‘not in any way toxic places’
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Constitutional case ‘puts brakes on more anti-precarity laws’
Search for wider solutions must continue while Berlin’s postdoc contract law faces judicial scrutiny, experts say
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Is chasing unicorns the best commercialisation strategy?
Universities’ intellectual property is seen as key to successful knowledge economies. But what is the best way to turn ideas into marketable products? Is it realistic to expect major commercial...
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Invest in team builders, not science stars, urges Nobelist
Laureate recalls his serendipitous route to chemistry and California, and how he would turn the UK’s ‘lean and mean’ science system into a world leader
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Resigning president says Germany needs academic career master plan
Rectors’ conference concerned that Berlin postdoc law could set ‘blueprint’ for unfunded attempts to tackle precarity
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Lotteries are the fairest route to prejudice-free hiring
Random selection from a gender-equal shortlist of qualified candidates would remove the effects of implicit bias, says Nathan Burke
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My worst teaching moment – and what it taught me
All academics have had that anxiety dream about standing up to give a lecture, only to realise they have forgotten to prepare anything – or to put on any clothes. But real teaching failures are...
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Interview with Rama Govindarajan
Monsoon physicist talks through her journey resisting pressure to be ‘ladylike’ and becoming the only woman of 54 in chemical engineering class
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Heavy lies the Oxbridge crown
With both Oxford and Cambridge seeking new vice-chancellors, Rosa Ellis examines the unique pressures of leading these prestigious universities and the qualities that successful candidates will need...
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Elite universities less attractive due to precarity, says v-c
Short-term contracts are leading researchers to chase more secure roles in less heralded universities, says Cardiff Met vice-chancellor
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ÌÇÐÄVlog’s most-read articles of 2021
Reopening of international study opportunities looms large as Covid-19 continues to dominate news agenda
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Four in 10 UK PhD students ‘at high risk of suicide’, says study
Loneliness and intellectual insecurity highlighted as prime reasons for elevated suicide risk among doctoral researchers
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Research intelligence: helping postdocs find a voice
New rules will soon require UK institutions to listen to early career researchers. Jack Grove looks at how to engage a group often seen as hard to reach
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Careers intelligence: helping postdocs find jobs
Improving the career prospects of postdocs is now a priority of UK universities and research funders
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We’ve seen ‘The Chair’. Now it’s time for ‘The Adjunct’
Academics have acclaimed the Netflix series. But how many have noticed the absence of non-tenure-track faculty, asks Tian An Wong