Talking leadership 24: Shitij Kapur on improving student mental health
The King’s College London?president says universities are ‘not in any way toxic places’
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Is chasing unicorns the best commercialisation strategy?
Universities’ intellectual property is seen as key to successful knowledge economies. But what is the best way to turn ideas into marketable products? Is it realistic to expect major commercial...
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Constitutional case ‘puts brakes on more anti-precarity laws’
Search for wider solutions must continue while Berlin’s postdoc contract law faces judicial scrutiny, experts say
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My worst teaching moment – and what it taught me
All academics have had that anxiety dream about standing up to give a lecture, only to realise they have forgotten to prepare anything – or to put on any clothes. But real teaching failures are...
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Invest in team builders, not science stars, urges Nobelist
Laureate recalls his serendipitous route to chemistry and California, and how he would turn the UK’s ‘lean and mean’ science system into a world leader
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Lotteries are the fairest route to prejudice-free hiring
Random selection from a gender-equal shortlist of qualified candidates would remove the effects of implicit bias, says Nathan Burke
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Resigning president says Germany needs academic career master plan
Rectors’ conference?concerned that?Berlin?postdoc law?could set ‘blueprint’ for?unfunded attempts to tackle?precarity
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Interview with Rama Govindarajan
Monsoon physicist talks through her journey resisting pressure to be?‘ladylike’ and becoming the only woman of 54 in chemical engineering class
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Heavy lies the Oxbridge crown
With both Oxford and Cambridge seeking new vice-chancellors, Rosa Ellis examines the unique pressures of leading these prestigious universities and the qualities that successful candidates will need...
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探花视频’s most-read articles of 2021
Reopening of international study opportunities looms large as Covid-19 continues to dominate news agenda
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Elite universities less attractive due to precarity, says?v-c
Short-term contracts are leading researchers to chase more secure roles in less heralded universities, says Cardiff Met vice-chancellor
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Four in 10 UK PhD students ‘at high risk of suicide’, says study
Loneliness and intellectual insecurity highlighted as prime reasons for elevated suicide risk among doctoral researchers
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We’ve seen ‘The Chair’. Now it’s time for ‘The Adjunct’
Academics have acclaimed the Netflix series. But how many have noticed the absence of non-tenure-track faculty, asks Tian An Wong
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Prioritise women for research funding, Chinese universities told
Policy revamp aims to tackle gender inequality
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Japan ‘will miss the boat’ if it doesn’t innovate and go global
Remote research institute acts as model for cross-border innovation