A thought experiment: what if career security in academia was inverted, and the positions of junior and senior faculty were reversed? Continue reading
Graves’ inversion
Funding
Living to your credit limit
More funding doesn’t mean less pressure. Continue reading
Forks in the road (a short guide to career options in science)
There are many different careers to be had in science, of which academia only encompasses a fraction. Here’s an overview of the whole spectrum. Continue reading
The new dubstep
The same trends that characterise music genres also apply to science funding. Continue reading
Hidden Value
Good things come in small packages
It’s here at last: hard evidence that small research groups do more original work. Continue reading
Learning the lingo
Should there be a kind of “jury service” for young faculty on grant funding panels? Continue reading
Beating the odds
Should there be a handicapping system when it comes to the allocation of research funds? Continue reading
Angels with dirty faces
Getting research funding is like playing a casino, but it’s not just the house that holds the aces. Continue reading
Blockbuster science vs Arthouse science
Are young scientists being encouraged to emulate Michael Bay? Continue reading
Total Internal Reflection 