As precarity affects ever more academics for ever longer, many have come to see a permanent position as the gateway to professional happiness. But does it always work out that way? Or do the responsibilities and trade-offs of seniority outweigh the joys of security and salary? Seven academics have their say
Determination to make your own way is key to success in academia, but scholars＊ research, teaching and even their lives can be transformed by a chance encounter or event
