The postdoc experience: hopes and fears
Six early career researchers reflect on their experiences
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A tale of two Cambridges: the growing pains of university-industry collaborations
The namesake cities in the US and UK are both home to internationally renowned universities whose industry collaborations are proving highly successful. But while that is good news for national...
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Revealed: how sleeping patterns shape student performance
US study reveals that it’s not just a matter of how much sleep learners get – when they go to bed matters, too
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̽»¨ÊÓƵ’s most-read articles of 2019
Critiques of the publish or perish culture, PhD career precarity and the plight of international students were themes in some of our most popular stories this year
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Is interdisciplinary research really the best way to tackle global challenges?
Politicians, funders and university leaders all intone the mantra of interdisciplinarity. But what does the concept really mean? Will it really yield the insights it promises? And how best can it be...
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Postdoc blues: how do you know when it is time to give up?
They think I’m a rising star, says a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford, but my hopes of a real career in science are sinking
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Life with an abusive lab boss: one postdoc’s story
Why are postgraduates and postdocs so expendable and professors so untouchable, asks a geneticist subjected to a paranoid boss’ abuse
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Rising physics star says constructive criticism key to creativity
Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski tells young scholars to focus on research and ignore ‘shitty job market’
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To advance AI, move slowly and fix things
The contemplative and risk-averse nature of academia contrasts with the fast-moving strategies of Silicon Valley, but that is our greatest strength, says Kate DevlinÂ
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Nobelist: toughest, not most talented, stay in academia
Brian Schmidt says academia is losing brightest researchers because they cannot endure ‘intolerable’ precarity throughout their thirties
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Ethicist warns universities against using AI in admissions
Algorithms may simply lead to ‘self-fulfilling prophecies’ and do not give reasons for their decisions, Oxford researcher warns
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Success wired in: the stories behind the THE Awards 2019 winners
Universities offer insights on engaging with industry, excelling at research support and tackling the student mental health crisis
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Oxford physicist fights ‘unfair’ compulsory retirement
Laser expert challenges university over alleged age discrimination and unfair dismissal
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Alumni, not v-cs, ‘are best advocates for universities’
Higher education institutions urged to change tactics when lobbying for extra funding
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We must eliminate bias against researchers who stay put
Marking down fellowship applicants for being unwilling to move institutions can be deeply unfair, say Trisha Greenhalgh and Ed Hawkins