Is there still a place for kindness in today＊s harsh academic environment? The season of goodwill is upon us once more. But in an era of hyper-competition, does academic kindness extend beyond passing round the nuts at the departmental Christmas party? Six scholars recount their own tales of collegiate benevolence By Jedidiah Evans 19 December
Early career academics need more than patronising advice and vacuous assurances Those lucky established academics who want to help precarious colleagues would do better to pay for their lunch, says Sarah Burton By Sarah Burton 24 July
