Postgraduate and early career
Union cites aspirational university statement as grounds to halt walkout
Craig Poku was the only black PhD student in his department. He reflects on how black British doctoral students can navigate the challenges they face
You have spent three years thinking your life will be perfect after you submit your thesis. But it isn¡¯t true, says Petra Boynton
Economic and Social Research Council may provide four years of PhD funding amid concerns over stress caused by three-year model
University¡¯s first graduate walkout since 1973 comes as winter break approaches
Precarious contracts ¡®damage¡¯ universities¡¯ teaching and reputation, panel says
Junior scholars have always needed to curry favour with their seniors, but quantifying research impact exacerbates the problem, says Jonathan R Goodman
Most postdoctoral researchers will end up working outside universities ¨C postdoc adviser Emma Williams has some advice on the tricky business of applying for jobs in different sectors
Survey of more than 6,000 students worldwide also highlights bullying and harassment faced by doctoral students
Constant checks on their presence and bureaucratic curbs on their movement leave international students feeling like security threats, says Alexander Mack
¡®Monk mornings¡¯, work sprints and withdrawal from social media helped Benedict Probst become hugely more productive
Investment will create 2,700 new PhD places in biosciences and AI research
Complaints about journal editors¡¯ decisions ignore the root cause of the research assessment problem: career structure, says Richard Sever
Student labour movement feels momentum despite Trump administration pressure
New rules will soon require UK institutions to listen to early career researchers. Jack Grove looks at how to engage a group often seen as hard to reach
Universities rightly make every effort to protect learners¡¯ feelings. But what about teachers¡¯ feelings, asks Alice Wickenden
Former Heriot-Watt and Strathclyde academic ordered to complete unpaid work and overnight curfew
Improving the career prospects of postdocs is now a priority of UK universities and research funders
Countries such as the UK and Germany could see benefit to their research bases, event hears
Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski tells young scholars to focus on research and ignore ¡®shitty job market¡¯
Brian Schmidt says academia is losing brightest researchers because they cannot endure ¡®intolerable¡¯ precarity throughout their thirties
A new survey of employers raises questions about the labour market value of higher degrees, says Tristram Hooley
Analysis suggests as many as half of the main influencers of depression and anxiety have their roots in the student-supervisor dynamic
Increasing number of female evaluators on committees could put more emphasis on long-term outcomes, says researcher
Working-class graduates half as likely to move to Oxford, Cambridge or elite London institutions
Former colleagues call for investigations to disclose what Strathclyde and Heriot-Watt universities knew about Kevin O¡¯Gorman¡¯s conduct
¡®Macquarie model¡¯ credited with cutting attrition and accelerating completion, and is now being emulated elsewhere
First Complete University Guide survey since Augar review raises prospect of domestic master¡¯s fees overtaking annual charges for undergraduates
University says scheme will give junior academics ¡®opportunity to experience life as a full-time lecturer¡¯, but critics suspect REF link
Early career academics dismayed to see 20 per cent threshold for independent projects and personal development dropped from UK guidelines
Marking down fellowship applicants for being unwilling to move institutions can be deeply unfair, say Trisha Greenhalgh and Ed Hawkins
Those lucky established academics who want to help precarious colleagues would do better to pay for their lunch, says Sarah Burton
The banning of certain academic books by prisons in Northern Ireland is deeply counterproductive, says Dieter Reinisch
Asking people to prepare for a 10-week course that might not run is too much, says an anonymous early career academic
Provision of teacher residencies and mentoring by universities seen as key to long-term science improvement
Starting again from scratch every October causes no end of stress, mix-ups and wasted time, says one hourly paid lecturer
Trump-dominated panel bolsters campuses that reject postgraduate unions
Swiss university has signed San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment, which says academics should not be judged on the journals they publish in
Liverpool pro vice-chancellor says new positions would be step between PhDs and traditional postdoctoral posts
Identical CVs with different names on them sent to 250 academics in experiment
V-c who chairs financial sustainability group warns that deficit on doctoral training raises major questions
The unaffordability of two rents severely restricts the study options of care leavers and estranged students, says Roy Celaire
Vacataire status means not only low pay, but six-month waits between wages, says the Confederation of Young Researchers
Supervisors¡¯ supportiveness, not their academic ability, found to be key driver of satisfaction in survey
More than 1,200 people sign letter supporting Feyzi Ismail in her dispute with SOAS University of London
Certification scheme will give academics the recognition they deserve, says initiative¡¯s architect
Improving the culture surrounding mental health for postgraduates and PhD students also crucial to maintaining a healthy research system, Chris Skidmore tells leaders
Hundreds sign petition calling for teaching post to receive salary in July and August
Trend reflects growing gap between PhD completions and academic job availability
Data on almost 2,500 computer scientists in US and Canada suggest ¡®prestige¡¯ of PhD institution does not influence number of papers they later produce
Fractures emerge between Democratic candidates ¨C but they, and even Republicans, actually share broad concerns on affordability
Pam Denicolo, Dawn Duke and Julie Reeves answer some of the most common questions preoccupying doctoral candidates about the biggest day of their career to date
The relationship between PhD students and their supervisors is often said to be the most intense in the academy, with huge implications for student success. Yet most supervisors receive little if any training. Here, six academics give their take on how to approach it
The recent death of politics academic David Held left Alix Dietzel shocked and guilty. Why did no one warn her she could feel like that?
Oversupply of young scholars means employers¡¯ productivity demands are much higher than a generation ago, study finds
University leaders claim shift could water down standards, but applied sciences institutes think they are simply defending historic privileges
Debate sparked by criticism of growth of PhDs by publication, and allegations that corruption and nepotism are undermining the reliability of the academic doctorate
Queen guitarist Brian May completed his PhD after enjoying rock stardom. Jack Grove looks at how doctoral dropouts can land second chances ¨C and supervisors can help
¡®Anything goes¡¯ approach does not serve doctoral candidates, universities or funders, say researchers
Academics say ¡®personal assistant¡¯ position highlights precarity faced by early career scholars
