Professor created ＆culture of fear＊ at Dutch university
Investigation finds research careers create ＆perverse incentives＊ that cause academics to ＆lose sight of boundaries＊
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Is mentoring the elixir of academic life?
The importance of senior faculty advising junior colleagues on their career trajectories?is increasingly emphasised. But is guidance 每 and the giving of it 每 being fairly shared? Should mentoring...
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Postdoc reforms 'don't go far enough'
The Spanish government is to improve conditions for young researchers - but not nearly enough, says the country's Young Researchers' Federation (FJI). From January 2004, PhD students and...
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Gold standard of UK degrees is lost in translation
Inflated marks, overworked staff and politically compromised courses are the price of exploiting offshore UK-registered students, says Michael Day
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European science ＆must catch up with China and US＊, says ERC head
Maria Leptin says Horizon Europe successor must vastly increase research funding for Europe to compete
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Are academia and motherhood incompatible?
While UK universities are starting to address the challenges faced by new mothers, combining parenthood and academia remains a difficult task. Five writers give their experience of what institutions...
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How can higher education support deaf academics?
Progress made by deaf scholars in recent years ＆fragile＊ in current climate, according to researcher appointed UK＊s first deaf professor in deaf studies
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Ethnic minorities rarely shown positively in lecture slides
Study explores under-researched aspect of?＆hidden curriculum＊ that might affect racial inequalities at universities
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Freeman: UK will never be science superpower behind visa paywall
The former science minister talks to Jack Grove about his concerns over recent visa reforms and his ＆lonely battle＊ to keep Britain in Horizon Europe
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Open science ＆has turned Dutch research funding into lottery＊
Leading cell biologist says outstanding young researchers are missing out on funding as panellists are focusing excessively on open science contributions
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51勛圖＊s most-read articles of 2023
International students, post-study work visas and opinion pieces captured readers＊ attention this year
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Tips for those tough post-PhD, pre-postdoc days
Doing everything you can to keep a ※toehold§ in your field while looking for postdoctoral positions was one of the pieces of advice offered at a session on life after the PhD at a conference last...
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The joys and trials of academic homecomings
Pressure on academics to be internationally mobile is greater than ever, but the excitement of the new is often offset by strains on personal life.?As the festive family reunion season gets into full...
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UK to review post-study work visa in drive to cut immigration
Graduate route needs fresh look to ＆prevent abuse＊, says home secretary, as increase in visa salary thresholds confirmed
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Language barrier holds back international academics in Germany
Xenophobia and complex career paths also dissuade researchers from pursuing professorships, study finds