Letters 鈥撀3 January 2019
Online learning has a friendly human face We applaud Paul Le Blanc鈥檚 recognition of the 鈥渙verlooked majority鈥 of students who carry work, family and other responsibilities with them into their...
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Postdocs鈥 career choices swayed by personal values
Research scientists would prefer to align work with own values, study reveals
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Is grade inflation weakening the value of higher education?
Brian Poole asks if grade and聽credential inflation has resulted in too many degree holders chasing too few jobs
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Scholars divulge their biggest mistakes
Six scholars learn the career and life lessons of their greatest academic missteps
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Three years for PhDs 鈥榥ot long enough鈥
Extended PhDs would be money well spent in the quest for international competitiveness, says leading physicist
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Career advice: how to survive your first year as a lecturer
Gavin Buckingham offers new lecturers tips on how to thrive in the pressurised first few months in the job
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More postdocs, more data skills top biology sector wish list
Early results of 2014 vulnerable skills survey by BBSRC and MRC highlight concerns and importance of multidisciplinarity
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Who should edit academic journals?
A survey reveals readers鈥 opinions on whether professional editors or active researchers should be responsible for academic editing
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鈥楢 plant in the middle of the desert鈥: women and STEM in the Arab world
Jordanian molecular biologist Rana Dajani talks to Matthew Reisz about her multiple roles as a conspicuously successful feminist, hijab-wearing scientist in the Middle East
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Universities 鈥榩oorly set up鈥 for continuing education
Higher education institutions too slow to adapt what and how they teach, rival says
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Four things to know before starting your European academic job hunt
Postdoc Boukje Cnossen shares some tips to navigate the subtle cultural differences between European countries that can loom large when you鈥檙e looking for a job聽
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Less research credit equals fewer promotions for female scholars
Women are less likely to become principal investigators than equally qualified male scientists, Yale University researchers claim
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I'm a postdoc - get me out
Want to tread the academic path after a PhD? Are you sure , asks Eleanor Lingham A week before I started my postdoc, I met an old friend whom I hadn't seen since my undergraduate days. He had just...
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Career advice: how to transition from PhD student to senior lecturer
Publish before your viva, distinguish opportunities from time-drains and have a strong online profile, says聽Helen Coleman
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Brazilian researchers and students fear impact of 鈥榖rutal鈥 cuts
Ministers reassure after funding agencies鈥 warnings of 鈥榮erious impact鈥 for Brazilian research聽from cuts, but others see false promises ahead of election