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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What is it really like to head up a university department?
Seven academic leaders share their experiences at the departmental helm along with their tips on how to squeeze the best out of sceptical staff and meagre budgets – and still find time for research
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Academic conferencing for dummies
Off to an academic conference? Helena Ledmyr offers some tricks to getting the most out of attending a scholarly gathering
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From lab gigs to headliners
It’s a long way to the top if you want to make it as a PI, but there are many positives on the path to that big break
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Academic research spawns recreation of 1960s cinema
Scholars take an audience back to the movie nights of 50 years ago
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What are you reading? – 21 July 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Academic advice: where to find it, and how to get the most out of it
We all need good advice – the problem is making sure you know where to find it, and how to accept it, says John Tregoning
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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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Postdocs are the 'lost tribes of the science world'
Postdoctoral researchers have become the "lost tribes of the scientific world", who are used, abused and finally lost by universities, MPs heard this week. During a heated Westminster Hall discussion...
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Do new mothers doing a PhD get enough support?
Gaining a PhD is a tough act for most students, so how do those with new babies cope while having the additional demands of parenthood?
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Academics put job offers on ice over Brexit vote
Fears that Britain will leave the EU are deterring academics from taking up posts at UK universities, says Universities UK president Dame Julia Goodfellow
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What are you reading? – 16 June 2016
A weekly look over the shoulders of our scholar-reviewers
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Do academics interfere in their children’s higher education?
Seven scholars relate how they stepped back or stepped in as they saw fit, while one contributor’s daughter describes the flip side
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Interview with Bertil Andersson
We speak to the head of Nanyang Technological University about the rise of Asia, what it’s like being a European leading a Singaporean institution, and barbecue chicken
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Asia Universities Summit: KAUST head heralds 'amazing progress'
Jean-Lou Chameau says new institution has established 'remarkable' research record since opening and has not been influenced by Saudi Arabian cultural issuesÂ