In my first post [Securing Your First Academic Post] I introduced you to various aspects of academia in the UK, including the types of positions and the Research Excellence Framework, as…Read More >
Early career researchers
On International Legal Academia in the UK (Part I) – Securing Your First Academic Post
The pathways for early career researchers (ECRs) to enter an academic career can look very different depending on the jurisdiction in which you are based. International law academia results in…Read More >
Dragons’ Den: Funding for Early Career Researcher collaborations
Last month saw Early Career Researchers (ECRs) pitching collaborative research ideas to a panel of ‘Dragons’, with three projects securing funding from the panel. The event was jointly hosted by…Read More >
University Research Fellowships: how has the year been?
Each year the University Committee for Research & Innovation supports up to five researchers with University Research Fellowships to develop their work in the arts, humanities and social sciences for…Read More >
How can we minimise side effects but keep the benefits of drugs?
Since the field of pharmaceutical sciences emerged in the 19th century, it has been necessary to develop new medications to treat diseases effectively with few or even no side effects….Read More >
Female CFOs, leverage and the moderating role of board diversity and CEO power
Do female managers take on less risk in the firms they manage and under which conditions does gender affect corporate financing choices? These are two of the questions that I…Read More >
Sharp and Unsharp measurement in Quantum Mechanics
In the classical formulation of Quantum Mechanics, called Quantum Sharp Measurement, it is assumed that physical measurements are always sharp. In other words, we assume that our apparatus used in…Read More >
Prizes awarded to outstanding early career researchers
Heart disease, the carbon footprint of city-dwellers’ food and recovery from sickness in the sixteenth century were among the research topics that won prizes for Reading early career researchers last…Read More >
