The joys and trials of academic homecomings
Pressure on academics to be internationally mobile is greater than ever, but the excitement of the new is often offset by strains on personal life. As the festive family reunion season gets into full...
Pressure on academics to be internationally mobile is greater than ever, but the excitement of the new is often offset by strains on personal life. As the festive family reunion season gets into full...
UCU pushes on with shrinking rounds of strike action despite calls to regroup and rethink
Universities must accept that overworked scholars cannot simply resume their research careers overnight, says Jenny Pickerill
Jenny Pickerill argues that we need more practical suggestions on how to tackle institutions’ resistance to decolonisation
Summer is upon northern hemisphere academics. But its cherished traditional identity as a time for intensive research is being challenged by the increasing obligations around teaching and...
Jenny Pickerill explains how she balances her workload
A new teaching year has just begun in the northern hemisphere. Eight academics reflect on their experience of lecturing, and offer their tips on opening students’ eyes – and keeping them open
Opportunities for informal scholarly interaction often leave many academics on the sidelines, says Jenny Pickerill
Is your resolution for the new academic year to publish more? Here, 16 scholars give advice on pitching, editing and writing – and dealing with negative peer reviews
Jenny Pickerill reflects on how to overcome sexism and stereotypes in higher education
Scholars and their significant others share the good, the bad and the ugly
FoI request reveals which institutions have targets of some sort after the suicide last year of a professor at Imperial College London
Scholars choose ‘essential’ texts to introduce sixth-formers to the academy
Is the subject’s amalgam of a wide range of subject matter and methodologies a strength or a weakness? Five scholars have their say
An academic talks about her experience, the impact on her work and the long road to recovery