Lost in (the third) space: knowledge brokers need career paths too

Those who blur the lines between academic and professional staff are the connective tissue in the research ecosystem, say Matthew Flinders and Sarah Chaytor

Published on

April 30, 2021

Last updated

April 30, 2021

Matthew Flinders Sarah Chaytor

Twitter: @PoliticalSpike

Lost in space. It's crucial that we help knowledge brokers build careers in their own right.

Source: iStock

Register to continue

Why register?

Registration is free and only takes a moment
Once registered, you can read 3 articles a month
Sign up for our newsletter

Or subscribe for unlimited access to:

Unlimited access to news, views, insights & reviews
Digital editions
Digital access to THE’s university and college rankings analysis

Please or to read this article.

A first-generation student feeling isolated by her peers. Academics must be allies for first-generation students

How to be an ally for first-generation students

As lecturers, we can influence whether social background becomes an obstacle for students’ progression, says Siobhán O’Brien

By Siobhán O’Brien

24 April

If you’re a jobseeker, or might become one, you need LinkedIn

Academics are often unusual jobseekers with specific skills − LinkedIn allows you to take control of your professional self-narrative, says Stacy Hartman

By Stacy Hartman

2 April

An ingenious academic spies through a hole in a newspaper. Our experts discuss how to find out if a potential employer will be a good place to work

Careers Clinic: how do I scope out a potential employer?

THE’s Careers Clinic series brings together the great and the good of higher education to answer a burning careers question

By Dene Mullen

7 April

Careers Clinic: what is the most common mistake on academic CVs?

THE’s new Careers Clinic series brings together the great and the good of higher education to answer a burning careers question

By Dene Mullen

23 November

Lost in (the third) space: knowledge brokers need career paths too

Those who blur the lines between academic and professional staff are the connective tissue in the research ecosystem, say Matthew Flinders and Sarah Chaytor

Register to continue

Subscribe

Related articles

How to be an ally for first-generation students

If you’re a jobseeker, or might become one, you need LinkedIn

Careers Clinic: how do I scope out a potential employer?

Careers Clinic: what is the most common mistake on academic CVs?

Related universities

University of Sheffield

UCL

Sponsored

Featured jobs