The ‘virtual academy’ must not leave the next generation behind
Young scholars’ lack of reputation and digital prominence risks seeing them excluded from online conferences, says Scott Rich
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Alleged corruption in academic appointments highlights Cameroon’s PhD glut
Doctoral graduates’ occupation of ÌÇÐÄVlog Ministry will do little by itself to solve a structural problem, says Kenneth Nsah
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ÌÇÐÄVlog’s Power of Place survey
Those planning new universities might think that a good institution will attract top staff wherever it is located. But is the quality of the environment beyond the ivory tower really so insignificant...
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Postdoc parley
Twitter channel for postdocs aims to break into North America. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Michael Wakelam, 1955-2020
Tributes paid to a researcher whose work proved a ‘game changer’ in our understanding of cellular fats
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10 habits for a successful postdoc
10 must-dos for postdocs identified by Catherine L Drennan, professor of chemistry and biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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The postdoc experience: hopes and fears
Six early career researchers reflect on their experiences
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Teaching in the time of the coronavirus
Sir Keith Burnett is relieved to find that through online platforms, teachers can still connect with students and can give ideas life
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Under compulsion: why college athletes and graduate students are like prisoners
Erin Hatton draws on an ‘odious comparison’ to illuminate the extraordinary powers coaches and supervisors can wield over their students
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Why I haven’t joined the UK’s coronavirus ‘scientific reserve’
Expecting early career researchers to help with coronavirus testing is unfair if they will suffer financial hardship, says PhD candidate Katherine MacInnes
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Interview with Michael Murphy
Observational astrophysicist opens up on why physics can be ‘unsatisfactory’ and how the coronavirus spotlights a valuable truth about our approach to climate change
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Postdoc blues: how do you know when it is time to give up?
They think I’m a rising star, says a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford, but my hopes of a real career in science are sinking
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Shifting expectations about the long-hours culture
Working to the exclusion of all else is unhealthy, but a one-size-fits-all limit is hard to set when careers and reputations are on the line
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Life in the Zoomiverse: What we miss about the physical campus
Pointless meetings, fraught commutes and whiffy shared fridges are mercifully off limits during the coronavirus lockdown. But what else are faculty glad to be rid of? And what are they pining to...
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Life with an abusive lab boss: one postdoc’s story
Why are postgraduates and postdocs so expendable and professors so untouchable, asks a geneticist subjected to a paranoid boss’ abuse