Academic Promotion Criteria: What It Takes to Get Promoted
Dementia ResearcherWhat do UK academic promotion panels look for? Real criteria from 5 universities, what to do years before you apply, and answers to 15 questions people actually ask.
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PhD Career Support Is Failing to Keep Pace With Ambition
A new HEPI report calls for better PhD careers support, as more researchers favour careers beyond academia but lack the preparation they need.
Academic Job Descriptions: Writing Them, Auditing Them, Fixing Them
What an academic job description actually does, why most start life as an edited template, what the ‘other duties’ clause really allows, how UK pay grading links to it, and how to write, audit or fix one that’s gone wrong.
Career Uncertainty in Academia: What to Do Next
Contract ending? Waiting on a grant? Practical advice on your rights, your money, your job search and your head, plus how to help someone going through it.
Why I say yes to career opportunities that scare me
This piece from Science.org examines how initial fears gave way to confidence and fulfillment in academia by embracing opportunities outside your comfort zone.
Masters in Dementia: Is It Worth It, and How to Choose One
Thinking about a masters in dementia? What it costs, how to fund it, whether you need one at all, and how to pick the right course for what you actually want.
A guide to securing your first research fellowship
Nature Careers BlogLearn how early-career researchers can strengthen their track record, boost their research proposal and assess institutional fit for a first research fellowship
NIHR Research Workforce Update: What It Means
NIHRThe NIHR research workforce update for England sets out plans for careers, protected time, inclusion and research across health, public health and social care.
How to get the most out of an informational interview
Informal meetings can help you to explore new career opportunities, but there is a knack to getting them right. Shared from Nature Careers
Moving Universities? How to Transfer a Research Grant in the UK
Moving university with active funding? Learn how UK research grant transfers work, including UKRI, NIHR, staff, students, data and equipment.
How to Write a Literature Review
Struggling to make your literature review analytical? Dr Elizabeth Yardley shares a simple three-step structure to help you write with clarity and focus.
How should I respond to race-based exclusion in my lab?
A researcher feels left out of their team & held to different standards from their colleagues. How can they challenge exclusion without risking their position?