Career advice

Tips and resources for building a successful academic career and how to enhance your reputation or move into industry

By Miranda Prynne, 1 February, 2023
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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
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6minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 27 January, 2023
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Vitality is at the opposite end of the motivation spectrum from burnout. Where do you sit? Here are 10 questions that university faculty can use to reflect on their experience
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 26 January, 2023
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With responsibility to encourage collegiality in their domain but limited authority to make it happen, what is a department chair to do? Kevin Dettmar shares the uses and misuses of academia’s professional bonds
By sara.custer, 20 January, 2023
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Three female academics in Europe, the UK and Australia give their advice on how to land a promotion, networking for introverts, how much you should be publishing – and answering the question: ‘Should I quit?’
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60minutes