LYNN McALPINE is Professor of Higher Education Development at the University of Oxford, UK.  She has been recognized in distinguished research awards from the American Educational Research Association and the Canadian Society for Studies in Higher Education. GERLESE AKERLIND is Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods at The Australian National University.  She is an honorary Research Associate of the Oxford Learning Institute, the University of Oxford, UK.

• Academic Practice in a Changing International LandscapeExpectations and Experiences of Aspiring and Early Career Academics: Implications for Strengthening Career PreparationMeaning and Purpose in Postdoctoral Research: Developing as an Academic ResearcherComings and Goings? Disciplinary Employment Trajectories in the UK Social SciencesDoctoral Students and a Future in Academe? From the Iceberg to the ShoreLiving and Imagining Academic Identities: Perceptions of Doctoral Students and Pre-Tenure AcademicsRethinking Preparation for Academic Careers: Privileged Versus Neglected Aspects of Academic PracticeCommentaries on the Chapters: Responses from Early Career Academics, Developers and Administrators.