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, all academic career steps are covered. 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 Eliza.Compton , 2 April, 2026
Being a department head takes both emotional and cognitive energy to juggle people, programmes, contracts and institutional demands. But digging into skills such as trust-building and communication will bear fruit, writes Ben K. Daniel
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4minutes
By kiera.obrien , 30 March, 2026
In the first part of this two-part series on investment and business planning for research spin-out companies, discover all you need to know about attracting venture capital
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5minutes