“Should I stay or should I go?”
Julia Salafranca questions the current dynamics in academia regarding work-life balance.
Tagged: Academia
Combating loneliness: The power of networking
Research can be a lonely profession. Here, Callum delves into the roots of this problem and what is being done to solve it.
Bright Club: communicating research through comedy
Kirstin recounts her night at ‘Bright Club’, where academic research and stand-up comedy crossover!
PhD mental health: From awareness to action
With nearly 1 in 2 postgraduate students experiencing mental health issues during their PhD, Zoë Ayres challenges universities to actively address the rising postgraduate mental health problem.
The changing face of research: from competition to collaboration
Academia is stereotyped as a boxing ring, with researchers in constant competition; is this competition sometimes beneficial in driving innovation? Or should we shift toward a more collaborative environment to further scientific discovery?
Reform the Extractive Nature of Scientific Practice
Researchers must be accountable to the public that provide their funding. Danko Antolovic proposes steps to improve that accountability.
