What makes a 'perfect match' for a supervisor?

When we get the ball rolling in academia, we often find ourselves just eager for an opportunity. You apply for your bachelor's or master's thesis and hope for the

Supervisor, Mentor, or Manager?

There are many academia-specific keywords: “grant”, “stipend”, “precarity”. But what is the correct designation for the leader of a research group who writes projects, manages people, supervises students, etc? Manager? Supervisor? Mentor? Because

The nightmare of saying ‘I don’t know’ out loud.

If you ever wondered what the academic equivalent of “the common child’s nightmare of going to school while in your pyjamas” is, chances are most researchers under 40 years old will respond