A Machiavellian guide to getting ahead in academia

Rogier Creemers advises early career academics to be ruthless and put themselves first to move up the ladder

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December 21, 2017
Last updated
July 31, 2018
Rogier Creemers
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Print headline: ‘Generosity is something you’ll be able to afford once you have a proper job’

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Reader's comments (4)

#1 Submitted by r.... on December 21, 2017 - 2:39pm
Good advice. I especially thought that the following sentence is amazingly close to reality: "you will be shocked by the extent to which some colleagues can behave like utter bastards and still thrive" With a sufficiently big grant income you can do whatever you like and get away with it! I have seen that over and over again.
#2 Submitted by msl_csp on December 29, 2017 - 10:38am
Sadly, the above comment in true.
#3 Submitted by msl_csp on December 29, 2017 - 10:39am
And I cannot type! Sadly, the above comment is true of course!
#4 Submitted by hlees12... on January 18, 2018 - 2:50pm
Great article.

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