Not everyone at Oxford was ready for my three months as a full-time dad
Alex Holmes was surprised by the reaction of some of his colleagues when he took shared parental leave
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Letter: Postdoc rejection
I am a 39-year-old postdoctoral surrounded by rejection letters for the third year running (Letters, THES , August 17, 24). Based in an English department, my doctoral dissertation was on a...
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Tossing and turning: what keeps university staff awake?
Academics and professional staff reveal the things that prey on their minds at 2am
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Industry-backed research: beware of dangers, says DCU president
Gearing research too far towards industry goals can lead to short-termist approach, warns Brian MacCraith
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EPSRC wants to know - Where do all the postdocs go?
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is on a mission to find out where the postdoctoral students it funds end up, according to Dame Julia Higgins, the chair of the council. The...
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Women are too often actively sidelined against their will
In academia, and more widely, women are too easily relegated to the ‘less competent than men’ category, writes Dame Athene Donald
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Just what the postdocs ordered
Invisible societies of postdoctoral researchers worldwide, most noticeably in the United States, are beginning to reveal themselves in efforts to win better working conditions. Postdocs have long...
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Here’s what you need to know about ‘failure’ before you start your PhD
Taking an unconventional route after studying for a doctorate should not be seen as a failure, says Fiona Whelan
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How to be happy: academics advise on what brings joy at work
From neuroscience to philosophy and economics, seven scholars relate what work in their disciplines reveals about the search for #HEhappiness
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Scottish postdocs offered skills training
Life scientist Christine Milburn has returned to her alma mater, Dundee University, as a generic skills training co-ordinator - one of a number of similar posts established by Scotland's universities...
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The postdocs who lost millions
David Seetapun and Andrew Felce gave up glittering university careers to trade for huge salaries at leading investment banks. Both lost their jobs as a result of trading losses. British-born Felce...
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Of monsters and mentors: PhD disasters, and how to avoid them
Despite all that’s been done to improve doctoral study, horror stories keep coming. Here three students relate PhD nightmares while two academics advise on how to ensure a successful supervision
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THE Europe University Rankings 2017: powers behind the throne
Figures reveal the UK to be less of a pacesetter than generally thought and the Netherlands to be a real knockout. Simon Baker investigates who might be continental kings after Brexit