The risks and rewards of academic life in the big city
David Bignell reflects on the trials and tribulations of scholarly life in London
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A cliff is no place to start
Building an academic career is hard, but high initial hurdles and a lack of clear progression paths make it unnecessarily daunting
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Queen Mary University of London considers making PhD students employees
Importance of doctoral candidates in research makes it likely that many institutions will make the change, says principal
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Q&A with David Greenaway
The new Russell Group chair on the looming spending review, criticism of elite universities and their leaders, and cycling from one end of the country to the other
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Are older academics past their productive peak?
A recent paper claims that the quality of researchers declines with age. Five senior scientists consider the data and how they’ve contributed through the years
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TeachHigher, wages lower? Beware the outsourcers’ razor
Benjamin Poore calls on universities to reject plans likely to make hourly paid lecturers’ lot poorer and more precarious
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Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Narnia? They’re all about academia
And Lord of the Rings is about being a PhD student, explains Jeremy Singer
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Credit where it’s due
Georgia Institute of Technology research reveals extent of ‘ghost’ and ‘guest’ authoring
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Metrics are no substitute for good research management
You can’t measure human skills the way you do engineering systems, Robert Dingwall and Mary Byrne McDonnell observe
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The brain trust, promoted to high office
Scholars imagine a government formed of academics
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Fish out of water: expatriate academics tell all
From accent intolerance to ‘bamboo ceilings’, Jack Grove examines the challenges of working in a university overseas
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Advancement rests on research record
You report that a black philosopher claims that he was rejected for a full-time job because his proposed black studies course was too challenging to white-dominated academia (“New MA ‘too critical of...
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Instant results: a brainstorming success story
Andrew Palmer on using the thinktank approach to solve problems that conventional research could take years to answer
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In praise of PowerPoint
Philip Moriarty stands up for the much-maligned presentation tool
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Priced out: housing cost headaches for universities and staff
How can institutions hire and hold top scholars when homes in their cities are out of reach to academics?