Tweet sensations Tim Birkhead finds a valuable lesson in the story of the bullfinch trainers 21 April
The rest was silence Inept alumni communications derail the desire to give, says Tim Birkhead 17 March
Too small to fail Tim Birkhead ponders the optimal size and location of the conference venue 3 February
This is customer services Tim Birkhead fears for the effect that higher fees will have on teaching 16 December
What do we say on the tin? In competitive times, it's hard to avoid hype in a prospectus, says Tim Birkhead 4 November
Charm offensive Tim Birkhead on universities' courtship of their next cohort of students 23 September
Be different, be (s)quids in Teaching graduates how to think will help them get jobs, says Tim Birkhead 12 August
Morale heads for the pan Tim Birkhead fears the consequences of insensitively applied funding cuts 1 July
Live a year in my shoes Tim Birkhead wonders if a critic would feel differently after a job swap 20 May
Different type of problem Using computers in exams would not make things fairer, says Tim Birkhead 15 April
I feel like a marked man Undergraduate examinations drive Tim Birkhead to the therapist's couch 25 February
When B is better than A Less money and control, more stress - will anyone flourish? asks Tim Birkhead 21 January
More contact? When? Simplify grant applications and release time for teaching, says Tim Birkhead 10 December
VIP: very irregular podium Some speaking engagements discomfort Tim Birkhead, but he is undeterred 5 November
Is all this on the record? Let's not allow recording requests to stifle free exchange, says Tim Birkhead 1 October
Study leave: a right, not a privilege Tim Birkhead dreams of time to work, free from day-to-day interruptions 27 August
Whose data is it anyway? A PhD student's run-in with a senior researcher sets Tim Birkhead thinking 18 June
... and be quick about it Impatient editors risk upsetting manuscript referees, writes Tim Birkhead 14 May
Can't beat the real thing Tutorials are vital for a quality learning experience, writes Tim Birkhead 9 April
Doctor who and how Viva PhD success - and let's fête the candidates a little, too, says Tim Birkhead 5 March
Secrets of real success Hard work, creativity and luck are keys to accomplishment, says Tim Birkhead 29 January
Sexing up the science Journals want 'no ifs and buts' research, but Tim Birkhead wants honesty 18 December
How duff exams spawn failure Natural selection is too hard for educators - not the kids, says Tim Birkhead 13 November
Why is funding so unfair? When it comes to grants, Tim Birkhead knows just how Kevin the Teenager feels 9 October
Summer off? Not likely Tim Birkhead dispels the myth that lecturers spend three months on the beach 4 September
In praise of fishing trips The tyranny of 'the hypothesis' has made science too timid, says Tim Birkhead 31 July
Enormous greedy babies Spoon-fed students won't fend for themselves at university, says Tim Birkhead 19 June
If you don't like your job .. ... try the real world and see just how lucky we academics are, says Tim Birkhead 22 May
And then I discovered DNA Tim Birkhead on the trumpet-blowing and florid fiction of the academic CV 17 April
We've come to a sticky end Tasks like ordering tape and test tubes halt academic work, Tim Birkhead finds 13 March
Rules of the game Tim Birkhead asks: When does being inspired by another's idea turn into theft? 7 February