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, all academic career steps are covered. 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 Miranda Prynne , 27 March, 2023

I moved to Sweden as an early career researcher – here’s what I learned

The pursuit of an academic career can mean moving to a different country. Here, Federica Di Biase shares lessons for early-career researchers who want to move to Sweden or have already done so

Reading time

4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 23 March, 2023

How reverse mentoring helps co-create institutional knowledge

Older professional woman and young professional woman working together at laptop

Reverse mentoring flips traditional power hierarchies, seeks connections across generations and offers opportunities to build relationships between students and faculty. The result boosts leadership skills and institutional knowledge

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4minutes

By dene.mullen , 21 March, 2023

How to succeed at policy engagement, part one: define your purpose

Elevator pitch and policy engagement with your research

In the first of her series on policy engagement, Jo Clift provides guidance on the importance of knowing what you’re trying to achieve in order to succeed

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4minutes

By Eliza.Compton , 21 March, 2023

How to use failure to build an academic career

professional woman in office with laptop with head in hands

Failure can be a stepping stone on the way to professional success. Here, Beiting He offers tips for finding support through setbacks and cultivating a resilience mindset

By Miranda Prynne , 10 March, 2023

Good daily work habits for early career researchers

Colleagues laughing and having a chat over coffee

A collection of good daily work habits that will help early career researchers flourish, based on insight from a number of academics

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3minutes

By dene.mullen , 21 February, 2023

Faculty exit interviews: the when, how and why

There’s never a good time to say goodbye. But here, Eli Joseph provides tips and insights on conducting exit interviews for different types of faculty

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4minutes

By sara.custer , 16 February, 2023

Campus Talks: Academia and activism

Podcast discussing building resilience and protecting well-being among university staff and students

Three academics share their experiences of using their research and teaching for social justice aims

Reading time

75minutes

By dene.mullen , 10 February, 2023

What’s your scholarly ‘next big thing’, and how should you choose it?

For those who want to be setting the agenda in their field, a big project is one of the clearest ways of doing it. Lucas Lixinski ruminates on what that could look like

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4minutes

By dene.mullen , 6 February, 2023

How to raise the bar on the teaching section of your CV

From not burying the teaching section to developing a broad range of experiences, Emma Williams gives tips on making your CV shine when applying for a lectureship

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4minutes

By Miranda Prynne , 1 February, 2023

Dos and do-overs: reflections on life as an early career researcher

Reflecting on her time as an early career researcher, Edzia Carvalho looks back at the things she did successfully – her dos – and the things she wishes she had done from the start – her do-overs – to help others embarking on the same journey

Reading time

6minutes

Academic career advice