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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Bid to put postdocs into schools
A scheme to put postdocs into schools was launched by prime minister Tony Blair yesterday. The collaboration between schools, universities and industry aims to inspire an interest in science by...
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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 research spawns recreation of 1960s cinema
Scholars take an audience back to the movie nights of 50 years ago
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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 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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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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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
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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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Stern might change the rules, but the REF game is still a game
Kirsty Rolfe says the portability proposal does nothing to ease the fears and worries of young researchers struggling to start careers
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Princeton academic's 'failure CV' sparks debate on success
Johannes Haushofer lists failures in attempt to 'balance the record' on how he climbed the greasy pole of academia
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UCL expenses rules mean staff seen as ‘inherently untrustworthy’
University revises policy after backlash from academics