As well as teaching at your own institution there are many ways that you can use your skills as a lecturer to enhance your reputation as a scholar, to help you to build your career profile and maybe even to earn more money as well. Why would I be…>
Academic Careers
Visiting Lecturer Posts: How to get one & How they Benefit your Career
There are two sorts of visiting lecturer posts. One, common in the US, where a non-permanent member of staff who does not have a contract elsewhere is employed for a short time to deliver teaching or meet research agendas. This sort of lecturing is seen as one step above adjunct…>
Translating your Skills from Academia into Business
Have you ever considered taking your academic and research skills into the world of business? You may be seeking a fresh challenge or simply want to enjoy a second income. Academia and business may seem poles apart but you may be surprised at how portable your skills are. Subject Expertise…>
Academic Roles: What does an Admissions Tutor do?
by Dr Catherine Armstrong Most academics in permanent positions are asked to take on an extra role within their department inside of the first few years. Depending on the size and structure of the department you may have to do this role indefinitely or for a fixed period of time….>
Career Opportunities in Private Tutoring
Postgraduate students, researchers and lecturers all have the skills necessary to make an excellent private tutor. While it is not possible to teach in state schools in the UK without a PGCE qualification, you can offer your services as a personal tutor – someone who offers in-depth one-to-one tuition to…>
Challenges in Overseas Student Recruitment
by Shola Adenekan It may be mid-way through the current academic year for many universities across the globe, but in the boom-and-bust world of international student recruitment, everyday brings new and unpredictable challenges. For international student recruiters, the quest is to find a rich vein of students from across the…>
Working in Higher Education FAQ
University students often fail to realize that it requires an enormous number of employees working in a huge range of jobs to enable a Higher Education institution to function. More than 300,000 people currently work in HE in the UK across more than 170 institutions. Some of these workers are…>
The Challenges Facing Academic Staff in UK Universities
by Sarah Marten Everyone who has featured as a case study in our Career Development pages agrees on one thing – they really enjoy their jobs, and have no plans to move on from the university sector in the foreseeable future! Most echo the feelings of Professor Martin Shepperd from…>
Life After Redundancy
This article is about people and life after redundancy, how they have fared since being made redundant and the advice they would give to anyone in the same position. Interviewing people who have come through redundancy has reinforced my opinion that there really is no best way to deal with…>
Tips for Time Management and Balancing a Busy Workload
Here’s a no-nonsense guide to time management – the process that will help you to keep balance even when you are extremely busy (which is probably most of the time) – along with a concise tips section to show you how to make a more effective schedule (who has time…>