For one mid-career academic scientist, precarity is becoming unbearable. But they are too experienced for entry-level industry jobs and not experienced enough for senior ones. They’ve stayed too long...
Edinburgh’s pioneering new framework will allow academics to pursue commercialisation without negative career impact, says?Christina Boswell
Using jokes where appropriate?can build trust, diffuse anxiety and enhance learning, says doctoral supervision award winner
Science academy urges government to facilitate?curiosity-driven research and protect researchers from?intimidation
Latest cost-cutting drives to hit UK sector include planned compulsory redundancies at Bournemouth-based institution
Experience Down Under suggests universities should not be too quick to torpedo idea?that overseas income should be redistributed
Canadian prime minister creates two new ministries focused on industry and innovation, but critics fear stripping science from job titles signals?wrong approach
Internationalisation strategies will be damaged?by heavy prioritisation of students from Europe and US, report authors warn
Increase in antisemitism probes targeting smaller colleges leaves institutions lacking the heft of Harvard exposed
If universities must boost opportunity and growth to unlock financial relief, partnering with strategic authorities makes perfect sense, say?Chris Cunningham,?Jo Davies,?Michael Donnelly and?Nadia...
Culture shocks experienced by international academics moving to Middle East put progress of universities at risk, study finds
All of university’s hourly paid lecturers in social sciences set to go under plans that will affect a quarter of academic workforce
Job cuts target drops from initial 400 after university accepts proposals put forward by staff which will see schools ‘teaching higher numbers of students’