Open hearts, open minds and an open door
Generous funding and welcoming attitudes mean foreign academics are flooding into Canada and expats are returning. Stephen Strauss explains Ask Yanqin Wu why she and her husband decided to stay in...
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Raising the impact of COST through competition
Brussels, 08 Dec 2005 One of the oldest organisations supporting European research, COST (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research) is initiating reforms that will...
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Public bodies team up to double fellowships
The Royal Academy of Engineering will double the number of postdoctoral research fellowships it funds by teaming up with the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The academy's existing...
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Council hits back at criticism of grants
The Engineering and Physical Science Research Council has rejected criticism this week that it is denying career opportunities to scientists by refusing to allow contract researchers to bid for...
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Council hits back at criticism of grants
The Engineering and Physical Science Research Council has rejected criticism this week that it is denying career opportunities to scientists by refusing to allow contract researchers to bid for...
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Calls to change contract culture
Life for the foot soldiers of research has not altered much despite a pact to improve their lot, reports Claire Sanders It was billed by Science Minister Lord Sainsbury as a landmark agreement: in...
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To whinge is human, to be a fellow is divine
Research fellows should try a stint at the coalface, reckons Tim Birkhead Judging from the correspondence that followed a recent Times Higher article about "grumpy old staff", several other readers...
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Final stage of a long labour
It's been a long haul for the four PhD students The Times Higher is following. Michael North finds them pondering their next career moves. The arrival of a baby boy, Zeki, has made the last year of...
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Imperial tackles slide of science in schools
The falling popularity of science at schools and universities so worries Imperial College, London, that it plans to employ postdocs who will spend half their time on research and the rest teaching...
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French expert explains her concept of a 'new transaction space' for innovation
Brussels, 07 Mar 2005 Europe is not innovative enough when it comes to pedagogy geared towards the training of young researchers, and suffers from a lack of debate on the issue, says Marie-Claude...
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Lure high-flyers before they peak
If you want to recruit star researchers, rather than the 'extinct volcano' variety, you need to catch them on their way up, and lure them with a great team and abundant resources, says Harriet Swain...
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Strike gold with your grey cells
Being an academic is never going to make you a fortune in itself. But, says Harriet Swain, there is no reason why you shouldn't be able to track down some rich pickings in your intellectual...
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Balancing act is main bar to women in science
The struggle to balance work and family is the main challenge faced by female scientists and engineers in academe, according to a study presented to the annual meeting of the American Association for...
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Balancing act is main bar to women in science
The struggle to balance work and family is the main challenge faced by female scientists and engineers in academe, according to a study presented to the annual meeting of the American Association for...
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Shoved 'out in the cold'
When fixed-term contracts end, many academics are forced to work for free publishing papers to get back on the career ladder. Claire Sanders reports Two researchers who ended up working full time in...