How do you define ‘mid-career’ in academia? Funders, governing bodies and working scientists debate a vexed question. 21 Sept 2022
Eindhoven University of Technology was set up to partner with local companies. Mutual trust and a respect for academic freedom are key, Julie Gould discovers. 2 March 2022
How do you convince an academic employer that you’re a safe bet, despite having no experience in the sector? Julie Gould finds out. 23 Feb 2022
The sector is broad, ranging from tiny start-ups to huge multinationals. Choose wisely. 16 Feb 2022
Some researchers run both academic labs and companies, challenging the idea that the two sectors operate in silos. 9 Feb 2022
How porous is the metaphorical membrane between academia and industry? Julie Gould finds out. 26 Jan 2022
Postdocs and other early-career researchers need better trained lab leaders, not just nicer ones, Julie Gould discovers.
Experience as a postdoctoral researcher might not fast-track your career outside academia, Julie Gould discovers.
Doctoral courses are slowly being modernized. Now the thesis and viva need to catch up. What is the best way for a PhD student to summarise their work from the past three, four, five (hopefully not more!) years? Given how…
There are too many PhD students for too few academic jobs — but with imagination, the problem could be solved. How to build a better PhD is a feature piece published in Nature on 2 December 2015. The PhD currently…