By Susan Brennan and Kara Della Croce. College and universities must face a harsh reality: employer expectations of their graduates are changing. As the world becomes more complex, so do employer demands. It’s not enough for candidates to have the professional or technical skills needed for a particular job. More...
By Tanya Golash-Boza. Even if tenure is a few years off, new tenure-track faculty can take a few important steps right now, writes Tanya Golash-Boza. Read more...
Sharing good practice in graduate tracking, with a special focus on arrangements at national level, and discussing challenges related to the implementation of schemes ensuring reliable and meaningful information on graduates’ career patterns are the main objectives of the seminar. More...
HEPI has undertaken a small piece of desk research on the tenure of university leaders over the past half a century.
For a full explanation of the chart below, see the new blog outlining the research on the Times Higher website. More...
Technological developments in recent years mark a significant moment of opportunity and innovation in the media industry, as media is now driven by the Internet rather than by television and radio. As analog technology transitions to digital technology, media producers are seeking new ways to deliver content to smartphones, tablets, and computers. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. Current research funding trends discourage innovative thinking, according to a new essay in a special issue of Nature. The essay, written by four early-career scientists who have been named by the World Economic Forum as part of a group of scientists under the age of 40 who “play a transformational role in integrating scientific knowledge into society for the public good,” says that the “scientific enterprise is stuck in a catch-22,” with researchers charged with advancing promising new questions, but receiving “support and credit only for revisiting their past work.” Read more...
By Jennifer Polk. In the three years I’ve worked as a career and life coach, and through the years of my own transition, I’ve learned lots about the process of changing careers. What fascinates me most are the thoughts and feelings that accompany such a shift. More...
By Liz Koblyk. Information on different career options is out there, just not all conveniently in one place. More...
By Liz Koblyk. Making yourself competitive for a new career and figuring out what that career might be are two peas in a pod, not two steps in a staircase. Instead of being done with one before moving onto the other, you might be best served by undertaking them both at the same time. More...
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