Postdocs undervalued as PhD mentors
They need the money and graduate students identify with them, but universities don¡¯t formalise the link, analysts warn
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Times Higher Education¡¯s most-read articles of 2024
International student mobility and postgraduate student issues continue to attract readers¡¯ attention in tumultuous year for global sector
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National Institutes of Health weighs pay hike for postdocs
Top US funding agency considers $70,000 (?55,000) minimum salary that could become wider model
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Renaming postdocs and PhD students would boost respect, pay, progression
What other industry would deem those with so much prior training to still be mere trainees? Let¡¯s call them what they are ¨C researchers, says Michele Nardin
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Academic careers recommended by just one in six postdocs: survey
Teachers fret about workloads and researchers about job security in ¡®rare sport¡¯ of academia
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¡®Fear and intimidation¡¯ hurt campus free speech ¨C survey
Vast majority of scholars admit self-censoring over fears they will be targeted by students or academics, suggests Times Higher Education¡¯s free speech survey
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The Times Higher Education academic freedom survey 2024
As wars, both real and cultural, rage around the world, disputes about academic freedom are becoming ever more fraught. Is freedom of speech under threat on campus? And are some restrictions a...
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Lengthy PhDs and postdocs ¡®slowing professor promotions¡¯
Analysis of 5.8?million authors across all scientific disciplines also shows gender gap is closing, but with distance to?go
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¡®Post-PhD transition fund¡¯ urged to ease pressure on postdocs
Payment of almost ?5,000 would enable?doctoral graduates to refocus on the job market and avoid burnout, says Hepi-British Academy report
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Academics fear policy stasis as Germany heads back to polls
Sector leaders fear progress will be stymied?by expected months of political uncertainty
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Tardy interview expense repayments are limiting postdocs¡¯ job chances
Upfront costs can run into thousands of pounds, so speedy repayment is vital?for equal access to permanent employment, says Eleanor Palser
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Interview with Sam Wass
Expert in?early years development at the University of East London discusses working with children, translating his work for a TV audience and why more?scholars should consider leaving the research...
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Postdoc parley
Twitter channel for postdocs aims to break into North America. Elizabeth Gibney reports
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Interview with Sahar El Aidy
Microbiologist on her latest breakthrough and why we should care more about our guts