51³Ô¹Ï

The importance of senior faculty advising junior colleagues on their career trajectories is increasingly emphasised. But is guidance ¨C and the giving of it ¨C being fairly shared? Should mentoring schemes be formalised? And are they really enough? Seven academics have their say

Academics¡¯ deep identification with their work means that the failure of a book proposal, grant application or promotion request can cut deeply. But in a competitive profession, such knock-backs are inevitable. Here, six academics recall their most traumatic rejection ¨C and how they got over it

Do you feel you¡¯re just winging it, waiting for the day when your incompetence is exposed? Six academics show that you¡¯re far from alone

As tactics to maximise rankings become common knowledge and fluctuation diminishes, universities will re-focus on a diversifying array of missions, says Merlin Crossley