Failure can feel hot and shameful, but we must normalise it
Failure is essential in research, so we need to reframe it into an opportunity for learning, says Emma Williams
September 29, 2022
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Joining hands across institutions makes light work
Communities of practice can help overextended faculty and staff maximise programme impact and bandwidth for career practitioners
December 17, 2024 -
The secret to long-term international research projects is trust and transparency
To build an excellent research team you want talented individuals – but they also have to enjoy working together. Christine Raines explains how teamwork and open communication have made a multinational bioengineering project succeed
December 4, 2023 -
Strangers in a strange land: how supervisors can support international research students
Ravinder Anand-Ivell explains how early investment of time and empathy can help international postgraduate research students adapt to a new environment
November 15, 2021 -
So you want a novel way to support untapped research talent?
There’s great scope for the sector to offer research development opportunities to taught postgraduate students, says John McKendrick
October 14, 2021 -
Applying for an academic position in the US: the basics explained
Considering academic job opportunities in the US? Angela Douglas provides practical advice to help understand the application process and secure the right position
January 19, 2022 -
Joint efforts propel transformative scientific discoveries
It takes many scientific perspectives to deliver new technologies that could revolutionise how we treat diabetes and monitor disease. At the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering, research teams are applying their expertise to real-life clinical problems in search of innovations in bioengineering
July 30, 2024 -
Is your academic career cleared for take off?
Academic career advice to help you reach new heights in higher education, from crafting the perfect CV to navigating teaching and research pathways
May 2, 2024 -
I’d tell my younger self that my chequered past would be my strength
With the benefit of hindsight, Anson Mackay re-examines their career path to see lessons in self-compassion and being their authentic self in collaboration and the classroom
June 29, 2023 -
Get your students workplace-ready
With the shape of the future job market harder to predict than ever before, here’s how to prepare your students with transferable skills and digital literacy, ready them for job applications and strengthen your university career services
June 11, 2024 -
Why PhDs are more carousel than rollercoaster
How to make the most of the opportunities that teaching, research and seminars bring to your PhD journey
August 19, 2025 -
Bridge the gap between knowledge and solutions with industry partnerships
Academic and industry partnerships can help both sides achieve more than they could alone. Here’s how to build a relationship for long-lasting collaboration
June 18, 2025 -
Arts and humanities scholars can engage with policy, too
Advice for arts and humanities academics who want to develop their impact profile while staying true to their roots
April 15, 2025 -
Research supervisor or tour guide?
Reflecting on her own PhD journey as a supervisor and student, Ruth Northway offers her key signposts and mapping techniques to help candidates reach their destinations
December 1, 2023 -
What I’ve learned from a decade of working with a disability in academia
Meredith Wilkinson gives her younger self advice on climbing the academic ladder in an able-bodied world, but also calls for greater support for academics with disabilities
June 28, 2023