Suited and booted for the campus return, or is scruffy the new norm?

Academics are not known for their killer dress sense, but it can affect everything from course evaluations to perceived competence, say Sebastian Oliver and Ben Marder

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June 25, 2021

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June 25, 2021

Sebastian Oliver Ben Marder

Trying too hard? According to research, how academics dress can influence all sorts of important career factors

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