Networking for Introverted Scientists
Networking is a crucial skill for all scientists. Ruth Gotian offers tips for those who struggle to make it work.
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In Academia, Hard Work is Expected-but Taking a Break is Effort Well Spent, Too
Work-life balance is not a detriment to excellent research, or an optional bonus, but an integral part of it.
A PhD is Not Just a Degree - It is an Opportunity to Develop the Skills Needed to Deliver Impact
A PhD is Not Just a Degree - It is an Opportunity to Develop the Skills Needed to Deliver Impact
Hayley Teasdale argues that PhD studies are an ideal time for developing your research communication and impact skills and growing your entrepreneurial and organizational capabilities.
Beware the Well-intentioned Advice of Unusually Successful Academics
There is a wealth of advice and 'how to' guides available to academics on the subject of how research can have an impact on policy and practice. In this post Kathryn Oliver and Paul Cairney assess the value of this literature, arguing that unless researchers seek to situate research impact within processes of policymaking and academic knowledge production, this advice can ultimately reinforce current inequalities in research impact.
Four Lessons About Transitioning from Academia to the 'Real World'
The move from Academia to the 'real world' requires a few crucial mindset shifts.
The Ideal PhD Researcher Has No Baggage
The way institutions conceptualise doctoral candidates - as individuals without baggage, able to devote all their time to their research - has very real consequences for those who do not fit this profile.
Jeff Havig Explaining the Timeline for a Typical Academic Tenure Track Hire to Someone Not in Academia
Jeff Havig Explaining the Timeline for a Typical Academic Tenure Track Hire to Someone Not in Academia
Jeff Havig was explaining the timeline for a typical academic tenure track hire to someone not in academia the other day, and they were completely flabbergasted, so here it is for those that are unfamiliar. This is specifically for an R1 institution. Others may deviate significantly.
The Lawyer Who Became a Scientist to Find a Cure for Her Fatal Disease
When Sonia Vallabh found out she was likely to develop a terminal brain disease, she and her husband, Eric Minikel, changed careers to find a cure.
Turmoil Erupts over Expulsion from Leading Evidence-based Medicine Group
One of the medical world’s most respected expert bodies is in turmoil as its annual meeting gets underway after its governing board voted to expel a member.
Why Science Breeds a Culture of Sexism
Late-night research, isolation and a strict, male-dominated hierarchy are the perfect conditions for sexual harassment. With colleges struggling to enforce conduct codes, what can be done?
A New Paradigm for the Scientific Enterprise: Nurturing the Ecosystem
Fighting Sexual Harassment in Science May Mean Changing Science Itself
Scientists Are Subverting Formal Publishing. Well, Some of Them
Scientists Are Subverting Formal Publishing. Well, Some of Them
Just as the peer review system of journal publication is itself an ever-evolving construction, so too are the unspoken rules that govern which scientists share what.
Mental Health Crisis for Grad Students
Study finds "strikingly high" rates of depression and anxiety, with many reporting little help or support from supervisors.
How Not To Be A Crank: Ten Rules For Not Being A Science-Dick
When you criticize science in public, you are taking a complicated argument to people who don’t care very much about the work of someone who wishes you’d shut up. This can be difficult to navigate. Although it’s often ‘a complete pain in the taint’ more than just ‘difficult’.
The UCUStrikes: a Battle for the Future of Higher Education
What type of university system do we want? One with a casualised workforce and vice-chancellors who can claim they deserve exorbitant pay packages for running commercial organisations? Or one in wh…
Work-Life Balance Survey 2018: Long Hours Take Their Toll on Academics
Times Higher Education’s first major global survey of university staff views on work-life balance finds academics feeling stressed and underpaid, and struggling to fit time for personal relationships and family around their ever-growing workloads.
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