Postgraduate and early career
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
The ‘university-educated expert’ v ‘common man’ conflict cements the notion that higher study is not for the poor, says Ryan Coogan
Asking applicants for academic posts to submit references from supervisors can lead to exploitation; the practice needs to end, says Sanjay Pulipaka
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 Kedveš asked her colleagues to submit the strangest questions they have faced
From the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to special needs education in the UK, more mid-career professionals are taking professional doctorates
Italian ambassador to UK ‘expects truth to be established’ in the ‘heinous killing’ of Cambridge PhD student
Global higher education programmes should respond to our unstable world, says Martin Hall
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press
Former international rugby player Colin Gregor is one of a growing number of students to balance a PhD with a career
Kingston study finds that less affluent learners are more concerned about debt, and unlikely to be able to rely on their parents for support
Chief scientist at UK arm of French electronics giant Thales says big business is frustrated at retention rates for such students
Immigration policy puts at risk 'valuable resources', argues Fiona Whelan
Major survey looks at experiences of 72,000 UK postgraduates
Debt could be repaid if students stay in Scotland to work after course finishes
The most popular higher education articles of the year, based on website traffic
Life sciences PhD candidates believe they are owed money for teaching undergraduates as a condition of funding
Clearly describing the inefficient and damaging situation might point the way to better alternatives, says Eric Silverman
Blurring the lines between supervisor and friend can cause difficulties for academics and students alike, says study by Finnish researchers
Labour’s Iain Wright says PM ‘needs to decide what’s best for Britain’
Initially sceptical about the continental practice of examining a doctoral thesis before an audience, David Bogle has found much to commend it
Tricks of presenting a successful academic conference paper are revealed by co-author of a popular public speaking guide
They think I’m a rising star, says a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford, but my hopes of a real career in science are sinking
Advice from a guide prepared by two academics will help you to impress a conference audience
Views of early career social scientists will be collected with a view to improve support for those starting out in academia
Russell Group institutions say government is wrong to assume that over-30s are in a strong financial position
Co-founder of investment firm says that more early career academics should be encouraged to think about the entrepreneurial route
Funding councils also propose new questions on student engagement
Theses in open-access repository at Dublin City University have been downloaded almost 1.4 million times
Hefce report also warns that government-backed master’s loans will ‘contradict efforts to widen participation’
