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Proportion of leavers going overseas for further courses on a downward trend that predates pandemic

Scholars and PhD students voice frustration at lack of concrete plans in consultation on ¡®new deal¡¯ for postgraduate researchers

Around one in 12 postgraduate researchers would publish fraudulent results if it helped them get ahead, says study

And research job opportunities are booming outside universities, AI-fuelled study finds

2022 winner brews up a fungi-based love story with a lot of help from his friends

Undergraduate institutions should instil innovative thinking and research skills to prepare future PhD students, scholars say

The Bourne films had it right. ¡®Look at us. Look at what they make you give,¡¯ says Donald Earl Collins

Retracted support for star professor demonstrates deep persistence of faculty attitudes that perpetuate harassment, plaintiffs claim

Long-time postdoctoral scientist says he was ousted when he complained a professor had appropriated his own research

Postgraduate student Xiyue Wang alleges broad failures by university in three-year imprisonment, while experts see more complicated reality

Search for wider solutions must continue while Berlin¡¯s postdoc contract law faces judicial scrutiny, experts say

Researchers say study adds to ¡®growing body of evidence¡¯ on poor mental well-being for doctoral students

Major union win includes access to arbitration or mediation on discrimination and harassment complaints

University Grants Commission says doctoral students on fellowships should get eight months¡¯ maternity leave

UK higher education says it wants diversity, but its treatment of early career researchers suggests otherwise, says Edda Nicolson

New contracts at Harvard and NYU seen reflecting new determination and political and economic pressures of Biden and Covid

Students should be able to try out mentors before committing to a years-long relationship, researchers say

ESRC extends PhD support to last three-and-a-half years but rejects review¡¯s four-year recommendation

Short-term contracts are leading researchers to chase more secure roles in less heralded universities, says Cardiff Met vice-chancellor

Cash and frameworks can help but improving diversity within research really requires diversity as a core institutional value, says Colin Bailey

Rectors¡¯ conference concerned that Berlin postdoc law could set ¡®blueprint¡¯ for unfunded attempts to tackle precarity

Overall satisfaction drops to lowest level since Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey began

Economic and Social Research Council will look again at criteria that exclude PhD graduates from most modern UK universities from applying for postdoctoral funding

More than a third of postgraduate researchers not satisfied with well-being help, says Advance HE survey

Male reviewers more than twice as likely as females to voluntarily identify themselves, and signed reviews substantially less critical of authors, analysis finds

Increased domestic recruitment, particularly among minorities, offsets overseas decline

Loneliness and intellectual insecurity highlighted as prime reasons for elevated suicide risk among doctoral researchers

Demands pushed by pandemic fears, labour shortages, awakened student athletes and Biden encouragement

UK Research Supervision Survey raises concerns about increased demands during pandemic

Economic and Social Research Council warned that current three-and-a-half-year funding period is ¡®insufficient¡¯ and is causing student hardship

But employment rates for bachelor¡¯s graduates ¡®stabilise¡¯ despite pandemic

Academics have acclaimed the Netflix series. But how many have noticed the absence of non-tenure-track faculty, asks Tian An Wong

New requirements to ensure migrants are financially self-sufficient will ¡®weaken¡¯ Sweden¡¯s universities and high-tech industries, critics warn

Unhappiness among research managers over recognition of career support activities revealed by Vitae survey

Rise could prompt concerns about sustainability of current postgraduate loans system

Universities must do more to help those dissatisfied with academic life as they seek a career in industry, says Mayra Ruiz Castro

Opacity and double standards are infuriating, but the blessings of an academic career are present at all ranks, says Adrian Furnham

As a union steps up the fight in the UK, wide variation in the treatment of PhD candidates continues around the world

Interviewing for a job is not a skill we¡¯re trained for in academia, so here are a few tips from a professor who has been on both sides of the interview divide

Australian university limits journals accepted for doctorates amid mounting concern among academics

Senior scientists say severe shortage of junior scientists from European Union threatens quality of UK research

New project shines light on the discrimination and inequalities faced by precariously employed researchers at UK universities

NIH data hint at the extent of bullying and emotional abuse, but barriers to tackling the issue remain high, says Joanna Buscemi

UCU says postgraduate researchers should be given terms and conditions ¡®comparable¡¯ with employees

Josie Jolley, who had previously been homeless and allegedly sexually assaulted, described as ¡®most talented postgraduate who has ever come through the geography department at the University of Sussex¡¯

Postgraduate loans appeared to narrow gap between working class students and others but Sutton Trust warns that increased costs could wipe out this progress   

Oxford emails reveal efforts to block publication of DPhil thesis that was deposited almost six years after her viva

Young researchers forced to interact online ¡®do not feel part of a team¡¯ and may leave sector, educationalist tells summit

Scholars, fed up with decades of living from contract to contract, force government to remove video that seemed to celebrate insecurity

Nationwide survey shows overall gains in capacity, enrolment and gender balance

Report author says increasing funding would only lead to more insecurity, and culture shift is needed instead

Talking to lab members is not very revealing when they are habituated into an abusive culture, says Joana Vieira

Embattled university president in staunchly conservative state sees business-world allies valuing benefits of under-fire course

University retreats under pressure by pausing graduation plans for critic of pro-Trump insurrectionists

Hiroshi Amano expresses concern about poor representation of postgraduate degree holders in corporations

Entry ban compounded by lack of flexibility on degree time limits, publishing requirements and accreditation transfer

Legal bills for claim could reach ?120,000, says theatre director

Attacker got help with doctoral degree while victim was told to find new career, she claims

Waleed Salem has been unable to leave home country after being jailed during research

Prisoners offer exceptionally honest answers to doctoral student serving with them in a US prison