Does the REF motivate or discourage research staff?
Academics and policy advisers have given their verdict in a study exploring how the REF affects the day-to-day lives of scholars
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Mistakes I’ve made as an early career researcher
Nicola Hemmings reflects on the slip-ups she made as she built her career in science, and offers advice on how to avoid them
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Project tempts pupils with chance to contribute to science
Budding scientists get a chance to enjoy ‘thrill of discovery’ in research in schools project led by schoolteacher academic
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You do not need to work 80 hours a week to succeed in academia
Meghan Duffy thinks you can get on in academia without being chained to your desk
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News blog: what’s the difference between Oxford and Cambridge?
John Morgan looks at the differences between Cambridge and Oxford on the £9,000 tuition cap – and the idea of ‘going private’
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Universities spending millions helping academics buy homes
Housing crisis in Oxford, Cambridge and London means the cost of loan and joint equity schemes has tripled in past five years
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REF: static ranking raises questions about management policies
Performance targets to boost league table position are questioned as analysis shows little change in Russell Group REF order
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Arts postdocs lead the pack in job stakes
Postdoctoral researchers in the social sciences and humanities are twice as likely to secure permanent posts in their universities than those in the biological and physical sciences, official figures...
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Postdoc reforms 'don't go far enough'
The Spanish government is to improve conditions for young researchers - but not nearly enough, says the country's Young Researchers' Federation (FJI). From January 2004, PhD students and...
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Can universities make the Canadian economy grow?
David Matthews reports from Canada on the Trudeau government’s plans to convert academic research into commercial gains
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Universities confront ‘horrifying’ figures on BME promotion
With the latest data showing that just 17 professors in the UK are black women, two explain how a new award will help more ethnic minority staff thrive
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New and noteworthy – 10 December 2015
From Lehman Brothers to La Leche League via disaster capitalism and 'the new retirement': new academic books worth adding to your reading list
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What lessons does Switzerland hold for the UK post-Brexit?
Can a research powerhouse retain access to EU funds after a referendum backing restrictions on free movement? John Morgan reports