Postgraduate and early career
Off to an academic conference? Helena Ledmyr offers some tricks to getting the most out of attending a scholarly gathering
Many early career researchers have ¡®not gone to the library for years¡¯, according to report
Junior academics can access services without physically visiting premises, writes Holly Else
Overleaf¡¯s John Hammersley on what drove his doctorate and transition from universities to industry
UK universities can now ¡®feel confident¡¯ in recruiting postgraduate students for 2017-18, says RCUK chair
Minority groups still not represented at professorial level by 2080, study suggests
Funding conference attendance out of your own pocket? Don't worry ¨C there are ways to make back the cash through other academic activities. Catherine Fletcher explains.
One year shaved off time to degree under new national framework
French cartoonist finds rich comic potential in the PhD she never finished
Research suggests low self-efficacy among graduate students increases writing anxiety
Doctoral students who downplay their part-time status forget that they excel in key ways, says Rebecca Gelding
University of Auckland student claims the top prize for Universitas 21 3MT competition
Taking an unconventional route after studying for a doctorate should not be seen as a failure, says Fiona Whelan
Gayle Munro on the disparaging comment that fuelled her thesis and the perception that non-traditional doctoral students lack commitment
Early career researchers could benefit most from changes to funding structures, says Sven Sewitz, but he is concerned that there simply isn¡¯t the will to make it happen
Only one in 10 PhD graduates will work in academia. Institutions have to do more to ready the other nine for their careers, says a postdoctoral research fellow
Billy Bryan and Furaha Asani look at how to get the most out of your doctoral studies
Sarah Crook reflects on what it costs early career researchers to wait years to hear whether journals want to publish their articles
Seasoned scholars offer tips on first lectures, the ¡®Eton mess¡¯ of PhD supervision and why hobbies belong at work
Scholarship is about valuing things that can¡¯t be counted and shouldn¡¯t be rushed, says Adam Benjamin Smith
University of Essex vice-chancellor Anthony Forster outlines his university¡¯s plans for postgraduates who take on teaching responsibilities ¨C a thorny issue for the UK higher education sector
Graduate teachers will be placed on the university¡¯s pay scale and receive the same employment benefits as other staff
Why are postgraduates and postdocs so expendable and professors so untouchable, asks a geneticist subjected to a paranoid boss¡¯ abuse
The proposal to end the portability of research outputs could penalise ECRs, writes Nick Wright
Many doctoral candidates feel poorly looked after. More awareness and empathy from academics can help fight that, says Geoffrey Cantor
Competition for postdoctoral fellowships is fierce, so your application needs to stand out as realistic, coherent and compelling. Here, five Stanford University scientists reveal 10 tips from their own experiences when attempting to secure a place
Kirsty Rolfe says the portability proposal does nothing to ease the fears and worries of young researchers struggling to start careers
European researchers call for a ¡®radical reorganisation¡¯ to help undergraduates and PhD students access grants
Asking applicants for academic posts to submit references from supervisors can lead to exploitation; the practice needs to end, says Sanjay Pulipaka
The ¡®university-educated expert¡¯ v ¡®common man¡¯ conflict cements the notion that higher study is not for the poor, says Ryan Coogan
Sub-Saharan Africa¡¯s first online university will help other institutions in the region to embrace technology, says co-founder
In academia, and more widely, women are too easily relegated to the ¡®less competent than men¡¯ category, writes Dame Athene Donald
Some believe the momentous referendum result may harm the UK¡¯s ability to compete for the world¡¯s best PhD students
Lack of progression may help to explain BME under-representation in academic workforce
Plans to allow graduates of France¡¯s most elite higher education institutions to claim the title of PhD without taking a viva have enraged some Gallic scholars
Fewer students expected to come to UK from Continent in wake of Brexit
A review at the University of Nottingham found many doctoral students were unsure where to turn for help
Danish academic says that building a knowledge economy is no longer a ¡®dominant wish¡¯ for country leaders
Doctoral supervisors are having to adapt to a new power dynamic with their students, conference will hear
Friendships can blossom naturally between scholars and students, but are they always problematic? Nina Kelly navigates the boundaries
Institutions face losing up to a quarter of their total funding council grant as cuts from Welsh government bite
Specialist language in scientific literature can put people off. Doctoral candidate Michelle Reeve asks: is it really necessary?
Giulio Regeni¡¯s murder poses difficult questions for the sector on what doctoral students¡¯ research should entail
How can it be that experienced, full-time lecturers teaching huge classes at Canadian universities can be on such low salaries that they officially qualify as ¡°poor¡±?, asks Andrew W. Robinson
Most research isn't rocket science, so just do your best, says Beth McMillan
Kristen Burton had achieved her goals, yet had to grasp how profound the transition out of grad school could be
Majority of junior academics are on ¡®precarious¡¯ short-term contracts, says UCU report that criticises job insecurity
BRIDGE fellowships build on partnership established between two institutions in 2014
Nicola Hemmings reflects on the slip-ups she made as she built her career in science, and offers advice on how to avoid them
Take it as a compliment if other people are doing similar studies to you, says Sam Schwarzkopf
Ingrid Curl shares simple rules for keeping your work clear and jargon-free
Gaining a PhD is a tough act for most students, so how do those with new babies cope while having the additional demands of parenthood?
Aaron Huertas offers advice on how to overcome perceptions of being cold but competent
Deborah Netolicky thought that the submission of her PhD was the end, but now she realises that it is just a beginning
Housing crisis in Oxford, Cambridge and London means the cost of loan and joint equity schemes has tripled in past five years
Joint PhD programmes that split doctoral studies between different universities may help to improve low outward mobility
Shahidha Bari on Sheryl Sandberg, sex discrimination and university exploitation
Reflecting on the plight of the early career scholar prompts Xenia Schmalz to draw up a research manifesto
The final few months of a PhD can often be the hardest, so here are a few tips from a doctoral candidate who recently submitted her thesis
Doctoral student Ana Kedve? asked her colleagues to submit the strangest questions they have faced
