Career advice

Tips and resources for building a successful academic career and how to enhance your reputation or move into industry

By kiera.obrien, 30 April, 2025
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
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
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
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 Eliza.Compton, 1 April, 2025
The role that bridges the gap between digital transformation and the wider university is often misunderstood. Here, Bhupinder Siran explains what a business relationship manager does, and the position’s challenges and rewards
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 26 March, 2025
This team-building activity costs nothing and will help you and your staff understand each other better. Here’s a guide to using this simple tool
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4minutes