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 Eliza.Compton, 10 December, 2024

What skills does the 21st-century medical educator need?

Medical students
A faculty development programme for instructors must facilitate more than efficient knowledge transfer. Incorporating pedagogical innovation, digital proficiency and emotional intelligence will ensure the well-being of educators and students
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 3 December, 2024

Here’s how we can support long-term research staff

A researcher in a lab looking at her computer
Language use and reskilling are just two of the considerations for higher education institutions when it comes to supporting staff who don’t fit into the early career researcher category
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 4 November, 2024

Six actionable strategies to be a successful ambidextrous leader

Elements of innovation on a blackboard
Ambidextrous leadership requires not only strategic planning but also a deep understanding of the needs – current and future alike – of the research group, institution or organisation. Here are six aspects to consider in its implementation
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 1 November, 2024

A space where ideas can take shape in the creative arts

Creative writing concept
Out of writer’s block and research into the artistic process have grown a tool and a community to foster new work. Novelist Sue Woolfe describes how an international creativity bar works
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5minutes
Academic career advice