Most postdoctoral researchers will end up working outside universities – postdoc adviser Emma Williams has some advice on the tricky business of applying for jobs in different sectors
Universities preach meritocracy but, in reality, bend over backwards to protect toxic personalities, says Irina Dumitrescu
New York governor joins criticism of handling of racist incidents at Syracuse
Survey released as new data show the majority of US universities have seen a decline in new international students this year
Party would use review to consider ‘any necessary reforms’, having previously indicated it may favour a graduate tax
Hong Kong university leaders plead with barricaded staff and students to leave
Lawmakers fret over weak response to China, but can’t say what they would do better
Study from European University Association also finds that few universities have targets to improve the ethnic and socio-economic diversity of staff
Lorenzo Fioramonti wants to ‘put his ideas to the test’ and end the country’s brain drain
Elsevier could sell Dutch universities a bundle of journal access rights and software, raising concerns that universities could become stuck in one publisher’s software ecosystem
Ministry says change to score – a key plank of claim against Gerd Schröder-Turk – cannot be affected by media coverage
Fees reform has not quelled popular anger over exploitation, but academics can play a key role in constitutional reform, says Robert Funk
Society president warns parties must address ‘huge reputational damage’ to UK science caused by Brexit
Don’t overlook opportunities in booming archipelago nations, Australian universities urged
Country now second to US on annual list of scholars producing multiple papers in top 1 per cent by citationÂ