Frontload training in first postdoctoral post, says research head
Liverpool pro vice-chancellor says new positions would be step between PhDs and traditional postdoctoral posts
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Visa concerns ‘low on the list’ for travelling academics
Survey of 10,000 researchers suggests that despite headlines, salary and location are still bigger drivers
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In it for the long haul? Reflections on international relocation
Moving overseas is often the best way to further an academic career, but the transition to a new system and culture can be painful. Six academics recount their experiences and offer their tips
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Revealed: how sleeping patterns shape student performance
US study reveals that it’s not just a matter of how much sleep learners get – when they go to bed matters, too
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A tale of two Cambridges: the growing pains of university-industry collaborations
The namesake cities in the US and UK are both home to internationally renowned universities whose industry collaborations are proving highly successful. But while that is good news for national...
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The postdoc’s dilemma: when to give up on romance and file for divorce?
For most young researchers, academic research is the love of their life. But how much can and should be sacrificed for this love?, asks Sibylle Anderl
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ÌÇÐÄVlog’s most-read articles of 2019
Critiques of the publish or perish culture, PhD career precarity and the plight of international students were themes in some of our most popular stories this year
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Cambridge centre for postdocs opens
The University of Cambridge has opened a new postdoctoral centre for early career researchers.
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Rising physics star says constructive criticism key to creativity
Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski tells young scholars to focus on research and ignore ‘shitty job market’
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Is interdisciplinary research really the best way to tackle global challenges?
Politicians, funders and university leaders all intone the mantra of interdisciplinarity. But what does the concept really mean? Will it really yield the insights it promises? And how best can it be...
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Nobelist: toughest, not most talented, stay in academia
Brian Schmidt says academia is losing brightest researchers because they cannot endure ‘intolerable’ precarity throughout their thirties
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To advance AI, move slowly and fix things
The contemplative and risk-averse nature of academia contrasts with the fast-moving strategies of Silicon Valley, but that is our greatest strength, says Kate DevlinÂ
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Ethicist warns universities against using AI in admissions
Algorithms may simply lead to ‘self-fulfilling prophecies’ and do not give reasons for their decisions, Oxford researcher warns
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We must eliminate bias against researchers who stay put
Marking down fellowship applicants for being unwilling to move institutions can be deeply unfair, say Trisha Greenhalgh and Ed Hawkins