It’s time to break the extraction mindset of higher educationA logic of scarcity and competition leads academia to see hoarding economic, human and social resources as the only way to survive – as a university or a higher education employee, writes Lucas LixinskiLucas LixinskiUNSW Sydney
Five simple ways to make your classroom more LGBTIQ+ friendlyFrom encouraging the use of pronouns for all to utilising the power of narrative, Lucas Lixinski marks IDAHOBIT day by offering tips on LGBTIQ+ inclusionLucas LixinskiUNSW Sydney
Narrating failure in academia: how to turn trash into treasureInstead of hiding from failure in shame and despair, and on the way to normalising it, we should learn how to better narrate it, says Lucas LixinskiLucas LixinskiUNSW Sydney
What LGBTQ+ allyship means in academiaBeing a queer person who very much appreciates allyship and who tries to be a good ally to others has taught me a few things, says Lucas LixinskiLucas LixinskiUNSW Sydney
What’s your scholarly ‘next big thing’, and how should you choose it?For those who want to be setting the agenda in their field, a big project is one of the clearest ways of doing it. Lucas Lixinski ruminates on what that could look likeLucas LixinskiUNSW Sydney
You can have it all, just not all at onceIt might just be possible to achieve a good work-life balance in academia, but it requires focusing on certain areas of your life and career at certain times, says Lucas LixinskiLucas LixinskiUNSW Sydney
We need our collegiality reserves replenished post-Covid – here’s howWhile collegiality rests mostly with the people, institutions cannot just sit back and wait for it to spring on its own, says Lucas LixinskiLucas LixinskiUNSW Sydney
The 10 commandments of academic TwitterLucas Lixinski offers tips on how to engage positively with the social media platform, from ‘honour thy hashtags’ to ‘thou shalt live-tweet at events’Lucas LixinskiUNSW Sydney
I’ve successfully climbed the academic career ladder − now what?Having spent my entire career trying to get to where I am now, I’m working out how to slow down and seize the opportunities ahead, says Lucas LixinskiLucas LixinskiUNSW Sydney
Early career researchers can say no, tooComing up with a series of questions for ECRs about each ‘opportunity’ as it arises can help them decide what is worthy of their time, says Lucas LixinskiLucas LixinskiUNSW Sydney