Survey Reveals Highs and Lows of a Life in Science
Most scientists are satisfied in their jobs, but a significant number still face discrimination - an unacceptable situation.
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Beating the Odds to Secure a Permanent Contract
Six early-career researchers offer advice on how to secure a permanent contract in academia, and then make the most of it.
Back to the Classroom After 11 Years in Administration
A former dean chronicles the challenges of returning to full-time teaching.
Academic Grievance Studies and the Corruption of Scholarship
This essay, although hopefully accessible to everyone, is the most thorough breakdown of the study and written for those who are already somewhat familiar with the problems of ideologically-motivated scholarship, radical skepticism and cultural constructivism.
The Quest for Postdoctoral Independence
How to step out from the shadow of your principal investigator.
Predicting Scientific Success
Even sophisticated, data-driven models of academic careers have trouble forecasting the highs and lows.
Men and Women Use Their Time Differently, but Everyone Works Too Much
Can Lifestyle Preferences Help Explain the Persistent Gender Gap in Academia?
The Canadian Association of University Teachers Releases Results of First National Survey of Contract Academic Staff
Gender Quotas and Targets Would Speed up Progress on Gender Equity in Academia
Navigating the Path to a Biomedical Science Career
Study concludes that relationships with faculty, particularly the mentor advisor, are essential to the opportunities available to these young career researchers and to the career paths they choose.
The Key to a Happy Lab Life Is in the Manual
A well-crafted set of guidelines and advice can save time, reassure trainees and promote a positive lab culture, argues Mariam Aly.
Apple, IBM, and Google Don't Care Anymore If You Went to College
Skills matter. How you learned them may not.
Research Is Set up for Bullies to Thrive
Working conditions in academic labs encourage abusive supervision. It is time to improve monitoring of and penalties for abuse, says Sherry Moss.
Can You Train Your Ph.D.s for Diverse Careers When You Don’t Have One?
A new seminar at Michigan helped doctoral students explore nonfaculty jobs and helped a professor learn how to teach about them.
Academia Is the Alternative Career Path
All graduate students should be planning their post-PhD employment from year one. Supported and nurtured by their institutions and their supervisors. There is a catch for supervisors: they are themselves academics, and so will understandably have little clue about what might constitute useful training for the current job market. The onus must so fall on broader shoulders, of the institutions and funders.
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