The exclusive club for postdoc exiles
The EU calls them TMRs, cross-border postdoctoral centres that it funds to the tune of Pounds 42,000 each. But, asks Judy Redfearn, how are they faring? About 2,000 European postdoctoral researchers...
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Shock as new Dutch government slashes higher education funding
Coalition agreement involves?major cuts to research and?university funding alongside harsh new measures for students
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Ten tips on applying for a postdoc fellowship
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...
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Oxford postdoc ¡®pushed out¡¯ after authorship row, tribunal hears
Long-time postdoctoral scientist says he was ousted when he complained a?professor had appropriated his own research
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Which should I choose: my postdoc or my child?
Elena Tobolkina got the job opportunity of a lifetime at Oxford, but the cost of childcare and housing took it away
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Make ¡¯em laugh: why university teaching needs humour
First international conference on how jokes can improve teaching in higher education was inspired by a lecturer¡¯s drab college course
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Science elite deterred by UK¡¯s costly visas, says Wellcome chief
John-Arne R?ttingen warns that financial difficulties facing UK universities are putting research at risk
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The postdoc experience: hopes and fears
Six early career researchers reflect on their experiences
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Research intelligence: helping postdocs find a voice
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
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Tenure track positions for postdocs in Germany
Technical University of Munich and Max Planck Society launch tenure track scheme. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
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Is mentoring the elixir of academic life?
The importance of senior faculty advising junior colleagues on their career trajectories?is increasingly emphasised. But is guidance ¨C and the giving of it ¨C being fairly shared? Should mentoring...
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Careers intelligence: helping postdocs find jobs
Improving the career prospects of postdocs is now a priority?of UK universities and research funders
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Cambridge postdocs should be given ¡®stronger identity¡¯
Early career researchers to be represented on university committees
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Professor created ¡®culture of fear¡¯ at Dutch university
Investigation finds research careers create ¡®perverse incentives¡¯ that cause academics to ¡®lose sight of boundaries¡¯
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Cambridge ¡®forces of conservatism¡¯ fight postdoc voting plan
Conflict over proposals to grant say in running of university to all 4,000 postdocs, who conduct ¡®bulk¡¯ of research