Learning lessons abroad on funding research, innovation
By Stephen Coan. The dialogue, themed “Leveraging Research and Innovation for South Africa’s Prosperity”, was held by Universities South Africa or USAf and drew delegates from the top echelons of the country’s 26 public universities, government and other agencies. Read more...
Research – Creative responses in a hostile environment
By Stephen Coan. “When the students are at the gate, it’s too late for polite discussion. We need a realistic acknowledgement of what we confront,” said Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor at a recent Research and Innovation Dialogue. Challenges to research were laid bare and hard decisions made – including the need for universities to specialise. Read more...
Le printemps de la recherche en ESPE - 2ème édition : La recherche en éducation : des enjeux partagés
Defence Trade Controls - new FAQ
By Jen T. Kwok. Does the Defence Trade Controls regime impact on your scientific research? The criminal offences in the Defence Trade Controls Act will finally come into force on Saturday 2 April 2016 and we have updated our FAQ after talking with the Defence Trade Controls Office (DECO) and the Department of Industry. More...
Institutional Research in Tertiary Education
This subject provides an overview of key elements of institutional research in tertiary education, to provide participants with knowledge and insights in areas such as:
- the foundations of institutional research: its history, emergence as a profession, contexts of application, and the role it plays in institutional governance and management
- international developments, concepts and approaches: the emergence of benchmarks and rankings and the use of institutional classifications
- analytic resources: common tools, techniques and technologies
- common domains of analysis: student enrolments, progression and completion, programs of study, research activity, workforce planning. More...
Finding a suitable home for your research program – part 2, budgeting and resources
By Jonathan Thon. The chair of the search committee has now made it clear that they are prepared to offer you a faculty position in their department and would like to begin negotiating the details of your appointment. Along with this offer you will typically be invited back for a second interview where you are expected to meet with additional members of the department to get a feel for what you will need to launch a successful research lab. More...
Finding a suitable home for your research program – Part 1, reviewing the offer
By Jonathan Thon. To read the previous articles in this series please visit the links below:
- The door to an academic science career – open or closed?
- Commencing the academic job search – impetus and deadlines
- The academic job search – getting your foot in the door
- Preparing your application package for an academic job
- Preparing for the academic Job Interview
- The actual job interview – what to expect
- Facing facts: the harsh realities of the academic job hunt
The chair of the search committee has now made it clear that they are prepared to offer you a faculty position in their department and would like to begin negotiating the details of your appointment. More...
Academics ‘regularly lie to get research grants’
By David Matthews. Scholars in the UK and Australia contemptuous of impact statements and often exaggerate them, study suggests. More...
UK research links ‘stronger with Germany and France than US’
By David Matthews. British academics have proportionally stronger links with France and Germany than the United States, according to analysis that makes plain the increasingly international nature of research. More...
