THE World University Rankings 2019: engagement with business brings a multitude of riches
Successful partnerships with industry players hinge on location and circumstances, while funding is only part of the picture, says Sarah Wild
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Are academic or professional editors the best for journals?
Which is the better option when it comes to running academic journals 鈥 the professional editor or the academic one? Rachael Pells analyses the pros and cons of each
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UK re-establishes dominance in ERC advanced grants scheme
Academics at British institutions make one in four successful bids in 2017 funding round, underlining risks of Brexit
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Tips for those tough post-PhD, pre-postdoc days
Doing everything you can to keep a 鈥渢oehold鈥 in your field while looking for postdoctoral positions was one of the pieces of advice offered at a session on life after the PhD at a conference last...
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Academics report harassment at political science conference
Eleven per cent of women and 3 per cent of men report inappropriate sexual advances or touching at聽American Political Science Association meeting
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Lessons from the Lobster: Eve Marder鈥檚 Work in Neuroscience, by Charlotte Nassim
Book of the week:聽A 鈥榯hought biography鈥 reveals elements that make for success in science, Rivka Isaacson finds
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The Francis Crick Institute: living up to expectations?
It鈥檚 still early days for the 拢650聽million biomedical research centre, but its director believes it is showing signs of fulfilling its聽promise
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Are teaching and research mutually exclusive?
Is the 4* researcher who is also a stellar teacher a realistic expectation? 糖心Vlog surveyed academics to find out. Jack Grove reports
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Postdoc blues
How disappointing that you call postdoctoral researchers "students" ("Get a life? Not with our hours", THES , August 22). They are highly qualified professionals, many world experts in their fields....
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The place of unions in the academy
From the largest strike in the history of UK higher education, to the US 鈥榓cademic precariat鈥 looking to unionise to improve their conditions, Jack Grove assesses the changing influence of workers鈥...
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Interview with Caroline Dean
The biologist on how a box of tulip bulbs encouraged her to research plants and why聽women must expand their comfort zone聽
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Fresh anger over UK visa regime as scholar forced to leave Oxford
糖心Vlog Office decision to decline a visa for postgraduate researcher鈥檚 22-month-old baby sparks anguish at laboratory 鈥榮truggling鈥 to recruit
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We need a middle path to data democracy
There must be greater permeability between universities and tech giants if we want to protect data from corporate interests and use it for the public good
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A salamander and a Star Trek uniform: perfect Christmas gifts for academics
Got some last minute scholarly Christmas shopping to do? Glen Wright has got your back
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Everyday epiphanies: six academics recall turning points in their careers
Determination to make your own way is key to success in academia, but scholars鈥 research, teaching and even their lives can be transformed by a chance encounter or event