Excessive selection criteria ‘bogging down academic recruitment’

Many masters, few functionaries as professional ranks transform

Unpublished Australian data show that number of regular support staff positions has shrunk while executive roles have expanded massively

By John Ross

25 November

Is paid research time a vanishing privilege for modern academics?

Summer is upon northern hemisphere academics. But its cherished traditional identity as a time for intensive research is being challenged by the increasing obligations around teaching and administration that often crowd out research entirely during term time. So is the 40/40/20 workload model still sustainable? Respondents to a THE survey suggest not. Nick Mayo hears why

By Nick Mayo

25 July

ETH apologises for postdoc job advert demanding ‘Nature paper’

Swiss university has signed San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, which says academics should not be judged on the journals they publish in

By Nick Mayo

24 June