Academic career advice

Tips and resources to help you build a successful career in academia, from skills development during your PhD to preparing for a role in university administration. Here, you will find advice on promoting your work, growing your professional reputation and developing collegiate networks to support your academic career progression - or to help you move into industry.

By Laura.Duckett, 20 March, 2025

How will AI reshape academic employment?

An academic in a library
The rise of AI in higher education highlights the need for academics to upskill and adapt to new roles and ways of working. Read about how to future-proof your career
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 17 March, 2025

How to make extra money in academia

A jar with coins spilling uot of it
How to find and make the most of dissertation supervision, extra marking and public speaking opportunities to supplement your income
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5minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 25 February, 2025

How to prevent compassion fatigue

A teacher speaking to a student
Many educators experience compassion fatigue at some point in their careers. Prevent it by shifting your perspective, setting boundaries and building strong support networks
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 24 February, 2025

International research needs international research professionals

African colleagues at a conference session
When researchers in poorer countries are expected to deliver programmes to the exacting standards of funders in the Global North, it makes international collaboration more difficult. Here, Mary Ryan calls for skills development initiatives to align global aspiration and reality
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 31 January, 2025

‘Academic writing equals chaos’

Man sitting among piles of papers
If you are stalled in your latest writing project, Glenn Fosbraey shares three tips for breaking through blocks, getting organised and finishing the final draft
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3minutes
Academic career advice