How to write a resume
A good resume is about self-promotion, but unlike the traditional CV, it is about raising questions rather than trying to answer them  Occasionally you will see a job advertisement asking for a...
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Star scholars shine in all skies
So compelling was the picture painted by Professor Blackburn et al about opportunities in North America for har-assed United Kingdom academics (THES, July 30) that I thought some ex-ex-pat should...
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On the ladder
This academic life is fraught with difficulty - jobs are scarce, insecure and increasingly clogged up with teaching and administrative duties that prevent our brightest minds from pursuing their...
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How to get a job in research policy
If research is getting you down and you believe it could be better organised, maybe a career in research policy is the answer. Guy Rickett, a research council employee on secondment to the House of...
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From paper to data
Susan Whitfield once worried that her 'techie' research would hinder her career. As a showcase conference opens, she asks universities to reward digital work in the arts Paper and printing,...
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Getting into the Beeb
The BBC may be choosy and more keen on experience than degrees, but it also offers many jobs requiring a variety of skills Christmas is approaching rapidly and for many of us that means too much...
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When jobs are only heaven sent
What does it take for a scientist to earn a decent living? It took the discovery of a comet to give Alan Hale financial security and the chance to champion the cause of the planet's jobless...
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Leading from the front
UK scientists agree money should be spent on European projects. But why are they not doing more to lead the challenge against the Americans? Steve Farrar reports. It split the last Conservative...
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The 6th EU Research Framework Programme
The 6th EU Research Framework Programme Bruxelles, le juin 2002 Frequently asked questions What is the EU Research Framework Programme (FP)? The FP is the EU's main instrument for research funding in...
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Crystal clear for chemists
Chemistry undergraduates at Heriot-Watt University are to use research-level computer software to improve their understanding of molecular shape and bonding. The CAChe quantum chemistry and molecular...
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Careers: In the City
Pack up your PhD and head for the City where the computer screens are painted in pound signs for the ambitious researcher, says Natasha Loder GETTING a PhD is not the obvious route towards making a...
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Speaking Volumes: Douglas Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Speaking Volumes: Douglas Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid. Eighteen years old, and I should have been revising for my A levels. A trip to the bookshop left me with a 750-...
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Study your opportunities, they may not be to your liking
Jobs for the new millennium:Ayala Ochert continues our series with a hard look at the prospects for a research career After a PhD, what could be more logical than the progression to postdoctoral...
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Working for the Yankee dollar
In the third of a series on academic opportunities around the world, philosopher Simon Blackburn and physicist Michael Duff explain why they quit British universities to try their luck in the land of...
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Careers close to critical mass
Ayala Ochert examines disturbing evidence that shows that only a minority of scientists can look forward to a lifelong career in their chosen field What does a scientist's career have in common with...