The capacity to forget past trauma can be an impediment to productive change. Continue reading
academia
Academies and academia
What connects the European Championships, PPE and ventilators, the academic career ladder, and scientific illiteracy? Continue reading
Black Lives Matter – an interview with Professor Crystal Rogers
In the latest instalment of our series discussing the topic of race in academia, we spoke to Professor Crystal Rogers. Continue reading
The Usual Suspects, the usual hazards
We have hazard signs for harmful chemicals, so why not have hazard signs for harmful mentors? Continue reading
In praise of the provinces
Provincial universities and institutions have far more going for them than many people realise. Continue reading
Protect your head
Rugby and motorsport are taking head trauma seriously – will science do the same? Continue reading
Your postdoc questions answered (an EMBL Careers Webinar Q&A)
On 11th September, TIR writer Brooke Morriswood participated in an EMBL Careers Webinar with Kristina Havas-Cavaletti and Mariana de Niz on “how to choose a postdoc position”. Some of the questions asked by webinar attendees, and the panel’s answers, are below. Continue reading
Black Lives Matter – an interview with Professor Derek Applewhite
Derek Applewhite is an Associate Professor in the Biology Department at Reed College in Portland, Oregon (USA), and a longstanding advocate for Black/Indigenous/People of Colour (BIPOC) in academia. He joined TIR writer Brooke Morriswood and our first interviewee and discussion leader, Calvin Tiengwe, to continue the conversation about the BLM protests, racism in academia, and positive contributions that individual scientists can make. Continue reading
Life membership
The attempted student ban enacted by the Trump administration was wrong. Denying students their university places because they were not physically present misunderstood so much of what university membership really embodies. Continue reading
Bolton’s book and Goodhart’s law
Donald Trump’s obsession with re-election illustrates the problems caused by metrics becoming targets. Continue reading
