Jennifer Schnellman

Academic networking: a cynic’s game?

Junior scholars are urged to do all they can to build bridges with the people who can give them jobs and promotions. But how calculating should they be about who to approach? How should they do it? And isn’t it all a bit grubby? Six established academics explain their perspectives

Lee Cronin

9月 12日

A man disinfects tables in an empty exam room as a metaphor for Is it time to rethink s tudent assessment?

是时候重新评估学生评估了吗？

新冠疫情加速了数字时代的众多评估实验，使其超越了简单的知识回忆考试。但传统考试真的过时了吗？随着又一个学期的尘埃落定，7位学者给出了他们截然不同的观点

Jill Hicks-Keeton

7月 22日

Hindsight’s hoard: What academics most wish they had known earlier

The acquisition of wisdom about life and career can be just as long and challenging a journey as any research project. Luckily, many wheels have already been invented. Here, seven academics offer the pieces of advice that could have given them a head start

Kate Cantrell

11月 12日

Is there still a place for kindness in today’s harsh academic environment?

The season of goodwill is upon us once more. But in an era of hyper-competition, does academic kindness extend beyond passing round the nuts at the departmental Christmas party? Six scholars recount their own tales of collegiate benevolence

Jedidiah Evans

12月 19日

How We Teach Science: What’s Changed, and Why It Matters, by John L. Rudolph

Book of the week: Jennifer Schnellmann surveys a century of lost opportunities in science education

Jennifer Schnellman

6月 27日

How to be a PhD supervisor

The relationship between PhD students and their supervisors is often said to be the most intense in the academy, with huge implications for student success. Yet most supervisors receive little if any training. Here, six academics give their take on how to approach it

Philip Moriarty

4月 18日