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Just as the peer review system of journal publication is itself an ever-evolving construction, so too are the unspoken rules that govern which scientists share what.
Study finds "strikingly high" rates of depression and anxiety, with many reporting little help or support from supervisors.
When you criticize science in public, you are taking a complicated argument to people who don’t care very much about the work of someone who wishes you’d shut up. This can be difficult to navigate. Although it’s often ‘a complete pain in the taint’ more than just ‘difficult’.
What type of university system do we want? One with a casualised workforce and vice-chancellors who can claim they deserve exorbitant pay packages for running commercial organisations? Or one in wh…
Times Higher Education’s first major global survey of university staff views on work-life balance finds academics feeling stressed and underpaid, and struggling to fit time for personal relationships and family around their ever-growing workloads.
Virtual sharing and equipment loans are making access to vital research tools easier.
Reviewing is an implicit part of vaguely-defined jobs.
Good management can make an enormous difference in the success and productivity of any team.
If you are terrified to meet with your supervisor, start with small doses.
Steve Keen laments loss of ‘time and freedom’ for universities’ ‘original thinkers’
Report unveiled at union’s congress highlights ‘unreasonable, unsafe and excessive hours’. Get the report at www.ucu.org.uk/workload
When a new grad student indicates an interest in an academic career, I ask, “So you want to be a Hollywood producer?”
