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Paper calls for stable careers and creativity-focused assessment, but authors pessimistic about seeing meaningful change,
Artificial intelligence boosts individual scientists' output, citations and career progression, but collectively narrows research diversity and reduces collaboration, concentrating work in data-rich areas and potentially limiting broader scientific exploration.
Pre-print available here: Artificial Intelligence Tools Expand Scientists' Impact but Contract Science's Focus
EU research ministers on Friday committed to enhance the attractiveness of research careers and improve brain circulation in Europe, and are calling on member states and the European Commission to take a common approach. That will include setting up an EU system to track mobility of talent, assess working conditions and promote gender and intergenerational equality.
The shift to virtual conferences needs to be accompanied by a sensitivity to people in different time zones.
During a pandemic, more researchers might require support from colleagues and depend on those partnerships to collect the data they need to keep their labs operational. The article presents guidelines for collaborations.
This year, candidates for tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in MB&B will be asked to submit anonymized applications—no names of people, places, funding agencies or journals.
This study examines the composition of academics’ networks at different points in their career and discuss the role of transnational ties within them.
Even as faculty members are given more time to meet a deadline for tenure, many say they are getting less work done because of child care needs.
Exhibiting a dogmatic faith in metrics, higher education executives are being guided less by rational considerations about educational values and more by the "snake oils" of efficiency, profitability, and accountability. But these dark arts exact a price. Due to increasing competition for funds and jobs, and with the jobs themselves becoming increasingly precarious, universities have become "anxiety machines" for academics.
The UK government wants more students to study science subjects - but employers want humanities graduates too.
After 25 years I feel Britain has broken my trust. I'm one of many academics who now see their future in Europe
This blog calls for a better scientific quality by pointing to the shortcomings in academia.
A suite of tools can help researchers to manage citations for grants and papers, and share those references with colleagues.
Scientists and engineers are in a unique position to influence science policy through their technical expertise. Strong communication skills are essential to bridging the gap between science and society. Register for the Webinar by September 9th.
The aim of this study is to investigate how patterns of collaboration and scholarly independence are related to early stage researchers' development in two multidisciplinary learning environments at a Swedish university. .
Survey finds that standard metrics of success can't completely explain why some candidates get offers and others don't.
Taking time out to have a child should not mean derailing a research career, says Adrienne Hopkins, lead author of LERU's new paper on family leave.
Study finds the concept of faculty fit in hiring is vague and potentially detrimental to diversity efforts.
As lockdowns ease, Olivier Pourret hopes that academia will take on board lessons about how to redefine career success.
