Research

Can superheroes teach us about physics? What can studying Kylie Minogue tell us about gender politics? Two academics talk about the intersection of popular culture and higher education

Instead of hiding from failure in shame and despair, and on the way to normalising it, we should learn how to better narrate it, says Lucas Lixinski

Supervising graduate students is a responsibility and skill that goes far beyond the mere transmission of knowledge, as Daniel Jutras explains

Research competitions can motivate, encourage and inspire students, but we must align their expectations and encourage teamwork throughout the project

Lessons in setting up and running a virtual writing group that facilitates individual and collaborative work through a supportive community of practice

Advice for supervisors to tailor their support and guidance for neurodiverse postgraduate researchers, based on conversations with two autistic PGRs

How an intellectual property help desk set up by a university library team is helping inventors protect their work, with lessons on what has proven most effective

For those who want to be setting the agenda in their field, a big project is one of the clearest ways of doing it. Lucas Lixinski ruminates on what that could look like

A study into gender balances of interdisciplinary research teams shows that the presence of women is beneficial up to a point. Elisabeth Browning suggests ways funders and institutions can encourage their participation

After getting a chance to present her PhD and postdoctoral research to politicians in Westminster, Lucy Eddy shares her five key takeaways