Research excellence

For libraries to secure their future on higher education campuses, they must embrace a model that prioritises partnerships and collaboration, says Sheila Corrall

Advice for supervisors to tailor their support and guidance for neurodiverse postgraduate researchers, based on conversations with two autistic PGRs

How an intellectual property help desk set up by a university library team is helping inventors protect their work, with lessons on what has proven most effective

For those who want to be setting the agenda in their field, a big project is one of the clearest ways of doing it. Lucas Lixinski ruminates on what that could look like

A study into gender balances of interdisciplinary research teams shows that the presence of women is beneficial up to a point. Elisabeth Browning suggests ways funders and institutions can encourage their participation

After getting a chance to present her PhD and postdoctoral research to politicians in Westminster, Lucy Eddy shares her five key takeaways

Brooke Wilson provides tips for those attempting to enter higher education with, or pivot an existing academic career towards, a focus on teaching

Three steps to create a map of a university programme’s teaching-research integration, in order to identify weaknesses and strengths and inform course development

James Derounian considers how universities act as good neighbours to their host communities and recommends a simple exercise to break free of the ivory towers

Investment, training and incentives are required if the sector is going to rise to the challenge of truly embracing open research