Sometimes working in academia feels like being a gymnast at the Olympics. Not because we're tumbling through the lab in glittering costumes, but because of the constant pressure to succeed. Gymnasts are tasked to perform ...
Other
Aug 26, 2016
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Despite earning more than half of all doctoral degrees conferred in the U.S., women are significantly underrepresented in faculty positions at colleges and universities. This is particularly true in tenure-track and tenured ...
Economics & Business
Sep 19, 2022
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It seems like an oxymoron—working in retirement. And, yet there will be many people who are either forced into working because of finances after they reach statutory retirement age or choose to carry on working, perhaps ...
Social Sciences
Aug 29, 2022
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(Phys.org) —TED Talks, the most popular conference and events website in the world with over 1 billion informational videos viewed, provides academics with increased popular exposure but does nothing to boost citations ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2013
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(Phys.org)—The science journal Nature has published its latest "Salary and Satisfaction Survey" where they show the results of polls taken of researchers from academia and industry the world over to see how they are feeling ...
NPL is working with industry and academia to understand typical pipeline failure mechanisms and mitigate the risk of loss of containment.
Engineering
Mar 4, 2015
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According to a pair of University of Houston (UH) professors and their Italian colleague, while science is increasingly moving in the direction of teamwork and interdisciplinary research, changes need to be made in academia ...
Social Sciences
Oct 14, 2014
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Academic fields valuing brilliance are less welcoming to women: Fewer women enter and more women leave these fields, partly due to prevalent gender stereotypes, shows a new analysis of 30 disciplines by an international team ...
Social Sciences
Jun 22, 2023
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Shorter deadlines and fewer staff are pushing traditional news outlets to publish increasingly superficial stories. Andrew Jaspan, Editor of the new media channel The Conversation, explains how academia is ...
Economics & Business
Jul 4, 2011
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A new book shares the stories of Ph.D. students, early-career researchers, and established academics during the COVID-19 pandemic to shed light on the struggles faced by those in the industry.
Social Sciences
Apr 28, 2023
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