Academic career advice

Tips and resources to help you build a successful career in academia, from skills development during your PhD to preparing for a role in university administration. Here, you will find advice on promoting your work, growing your professional reputation and developing collegiate networks to support your academic career progression - or to help you move into industry.

By kiera.obrien, 30 April, 2025

Can we use GenAI to subvert the neoliberal university?

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Generative AI can be a tool of resistance against the corporatisation of higher education – or it can be just another distraction to make us ‘zombies in the loop’ of the system. Here is how we can choose the former
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 30 April, 2025

Supporting pathways for nurses into clinical research

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Organisational support for clinician researchers is an effective way to ensure that healthcare research is translated into clinical practice. Here’s how a partnership between an Australian university and a local health service aims to amplify impact
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4minutes
By Laura.Duckett, 11 April, 2025

Preparing for a research-active career during your PhD

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How can you balance the demands of your PhD thesis with publishing other work to support your academic career goals? This article offers practical strategies for managing both
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 7 April, 2025

Key challenges for patient and public involvement leads

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The research team member who leads on PPI must act in the interests of healthcare patients and the public as well as support the needs of the research project. Here is advice for how to succeed in this emerging role
By miranda.prynne, 1 April, 2025

Is your academic career cleared for take off?

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Academic career advice to help you reach new heights in higher education, from crafting the perfect CV to navigating teaching and research pathways
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7minutes
Academic career advice