Current evidence suggests that beyond a certain number of hours per week-around 40-productivity actually decreases. We need to appreciate our brain is a physically limited resource.

Academics are silent workaholics - so free to work whenever we want that many of us end up working all the time.

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.

Five scientists discuss the reasons they moved to an industry lab.

More support is needed to keep early-career investigators in a biomedical research career.

Words of Wisdom from Those Who Publish (and Do Not Perish).

Virtual sharing and equipment loans are making access to vital research tools easier.

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.

The soul of academic science is being destroyed, one patent at a time.

When a new grad student indicates an interest in an academic career, I ask, “So you want to be a Hollywood producer?”

What to expect when you are invited to talk about your work.

Academic life is particularly full of rank ordered lists, even if they are frequently not transparently available.