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The flexibility and insightful observation that cultural ‘outsiders’ are forced to develop confers several advantages for academics, says Adrian Furnham

Boosting your publication metrics need not come at the expense of your integrity if you bear in mind these 10 tips, says Adrian Furnham

Academia is often depicted as a calling, but for those who heed it, the joy of doing something they love is often crushed by heavy teaching and admin loads and an unceasing pressure to make a ‘success’ of their research. Here, six scholars reflect on how they make music out of the daily grind

Prize committees should re-examine nominees with below-average scientometric scores, says Adrian Furnham

Members lack expertise and groupthink is a constant peril. Better to entrust scrutiny to expert lawyers and ethicists, says Adrian Furnham

The Novak Djokovic affair underlines the need to teach that openness to error is the baseline of knowledge, say Raj Persaud and Adrian Furnham

As refereeing requests multiply, the demands on willing academics’ time are becoming unsustainable, says Adrian Furnham

Opacity and double standards are infuriating, but the blessings of an academic career are present at all ranks, says Adrian Furnham

Knock-backs are frequent and unavoidable. But treating referees’ comments with a hard-headed pragmatism lessens the sting, says Adrian Furnham

Salary transparency can promote equality but also tends to foment jealousy and strife among academic staff, as Adrian Furnham has seen at first hand