An estimated 17,500 casual and fixed-term academic staff at Australian universities are projected to lose their jobs over the next six months. Most of them will be early career researchers (ECRs). ECRs are junior academics who face increasing workloads and expectations, and insecure employment. This combination of factors makes them susceptible to termination, exploitation and burnout as they pursue a permanent […] … learn more→

SMOTHERING LIFE WITH PLANS WON’T WORK A lot of us in the research sector instinctively believe that we can become more efficient by careful planning. We enforce these plans by making to-do lists, deciding when we will leave the house and arrive for appointments, and by reminding ourselves (and those around us) that we have […] … learn more→

Manhattan is one of the most competitive real estate markets in the world. Even with a strong bank loan to help spearhead your office search efforts, it’s never a walk in the park. Whether you’re looking for an ideal retail location or the perfect office setting to get your startup up and running, the right […] … learn more→

In France, several professions in direct contact with the coronavirus pandemic are highly feminized. On the front line in the face of the virus, in hospitals, nursing homes, patients’ homes, pharmacies, etc. you can find: nurses (87% of women, according to DARES ), nursing assistants s (91%), maintenance agents (70%), pharmacy assistants (89%) , pharmacists (73%) … Other professions, non-medical but everything […] … learn more→

This time four years ago, I was interviewing applicants for a joint undergraduate degree in history and literature. This was a job I’d come to treasure over the years; new thinkers are always interesting, and joint honours students often particularly so. But something was different. The interviews took place about a week after Donald Trump’s […] … learn more→

If you have just started your doctorate, then your supervisor has no doubt asked you to read, and read a lot. By now, you probably have quite a few texts entered in your bibliographic software. You can start to write about these already. You don’t have to wait until you are asked. #AcWriMo2020, held every year […] … learn more→

Open access (OA) has been the defining story of academic publishing for the past 15 years. The discourse has changed from whether to move to OA to how to move and, now, how fast to move. On the launch of Plan S in 2018, Science Europe president Marc Schiltz stated that “progress has been slow” […] … learn more→

While some people excel at learning from a textbook, others struggle to connect with the written word. Professor Kevin Dalby offers a simple, easy-to-understand strategy for comprehending complex texts, such as course content and textbooks. Learners can retain information when this strategy is followed because they are actively engaged in the learning process. Active Learning […] … learn more→

Thanks to the internet, teachers and educators are no longer restricted to teaching a classroom, it is now possible to teach thousands of people across the world. With online platforms such as Udemy, you can create courses and publish them for free, or for a specific price. From a business point of view, the popularity […] … learn more→

Notwithstanding the reaction of students at the University of Manchester to the sight of fences being erected around their halls of residence last week, universities have escaped the worst of England’s second lockdown. Unlike restaurants, pubs and other “non-essential” businesses, universities have not been required to close during the lockdown, which began last week. Higher […] … learn more→