2  Day 2: Institutions of Higher Education

2.1 Topic of the Day

Institutions of Higher Education

2.2 Assigned Readings

1. Nature News: Latest science news, discoveries and analysis ↗
2. Science Magazine: News from Science | AAAS ↗
3. Times Higher Education home | Times Higher Education (THE) ↗
4. 2026 Best National Universities Rankings | US News College Rankings ↗

2.3 Assigned Watch

2.4 Career Highlight

• Career highlight: Medical Science Librarian ↗

• Reading between the lines: application essays predict university success ↗

• Canada just hiked PhD and postdoc pay — here’s how to get your country to do it, too ↗

• How I hunt down fake degrees and zombie universities ↗

• Your dissertation is your business card! ↗

• Do you need extra training before graduate school? Consider a post-baccalaureate position ↗

• ‘I was told to toughen up’: is academia getting resilience all wrong? ↗

• Culture wars are raging on US campuses. Will they affect research? ↗

• Why teachers should explore ChatGPT’s potential — despite the risks ↗

• Is it time for tenure to evolve? ↗

• How to educate the world: prioritize funding and data ↗

• How mixing academia and industry opens doors in graduate school and beyond ↗

• The scandal of researchers paid less than a living wage ↗

• Eight career tips from Nobel Laureates ↗