Postgraduate and early career
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
Downgrading doctoral candidates to a master’s track raises questions about admissions and supervision standards, says Zhang Ruomei
New study by elite university group says open-ended contracts, not rolling one-year deals, should become ‘norm’ for UK research staff
Expert warns pandemic could exacerbate stresses on PhD mental health
Lack of transparency in examinations under spotlight as US feminist’s dissertation finally lodged in Bodleian
Tao Li to leave amid ongoing investigations into 2019 death of Huixiang Chen
Nearly one in five surveyed students find overlap between their master’s and doctoral training
A failure of imagination and aversion to networking is preventing doctoral students finding rewarding careers outside academia, says Max Horder
Poor incentives and oversight mean too many doctoral supervisors are unqualified or negligent, say Mehvish Riaz and Muhammad Rizwan Riaz
Legislators push for change to be adopted nationally
Formal contracts guaranteeing regular meetings, money for conferences, and space to work in are seen as way to mitigate unbalanced power dynamic
Anonymising applications and reserving studentships and starter grants for Black researchers would go a long way, says Daniel Akinbosede
Experts warn that diverting cash to pay for Horizon Europe association would exert a heavy toll on early career scholars
Government concern has not yielded concrete steps to address chronic faculty shortages and adjunctification, says Pushkar
At the Future of Humanity Institute, early career researchers are given two years to work out which questions are really worth asking
Union claims new career framework could result in academics being dismissed if they do not make senior lecturer within five years, but university says sanctions will be used rarely
Controversy-hit author’s dissertation still not available six years after it was examined
It is precisely by getting their priorities straight that established academics can, and must, set a better example, say Fleur Jongepier and Mathijs van de Sande
‘I’m the first author, you’re just et al,’ raps Jakub Kubecka on his way to £2,000 prize
Covid disruption highlights need to standardise ‘writing-up fees’ charged to those who submit thesis late, says scientist
John McKendrick has recently concluded that we are letting down unsuccessful job applicants by not providing full and constructive feedback
Toll on younger scientists highlights lack of research-specific pandemic aid
Major UK survey finds established staff much more likely to have confidence in university over progression issues
UK Research and Innovation announces additional £11 million for UK doctoral students but rejects plea for blanket six-month extensions
Pausing the assessment timetable for tenure and promotion may seem helpful, but it will actually deepen disparities on campus, says Jennifer Greenfield
Due to the 2008 global financial crisis, a long shadow loomed over me and my cohort. Over the medium term, though, most of us made it, says Lucas Lixinski
Webinar hears that postdocs are being ‘deprofessionalised’ and encouraged to win grants on behalf of principal investigators
Concern tempered by applications and deferrals suggesting post-Covid recovery
With more candidates than ever applying for research roles, some scholars are reassessing how they engage with unsuccessful applicants
Staff who enter higher education in mid-career without a PhD are academia’s ‘proletariat’, not ‘privileged’ young researchers, says paper
Warnings that some universities could become master’s-free zones overlook progress during the pandemic, vice-chancellors say
The idea that the First Lady’s doctor of education degree is any less worthy than a PhD or MD is utterly misguided, says Vipul Sharma
Doctoral degrees urgently need to become more diverse, more student-centred and more public-facing, argue authors of new book
Trend could be linked to boost in demand from India, data suggest
Ambiguous status of postgraduate research students in lockdown has underlined why they should be treated as staff, says Rebecca Teague
Doctoral glut seen as especially bad in nation that does too little research
Concerns raised over potential lack of opt-out and charging regime
Academic says glut of gloomy research on postgraduate welfare could have unhelpful impact
Exceptional times require a more proactive and holistic approach to designing programmes for early career professionals, says Stephane Shepherd
Only losers focus on excellent science. Better to cook the books, spin the wheel and trust to cronies, say Robert de Vries and John Jerrim
Crowded job market is only one reason for surge in applicants
Thousands of PhD dissertations by Durham University available on Kindle services following mass scraping of online repository
Research finds that having just one scholar from an underrepresented group has a positive impact on academic goals of doctoral students in the same department
Three professors shortlisted for Times Higher Education’s Research Supervisor of the Year award discuss their approach to mentoring
It makes no sense for universities to control all pre-specialism, hospital-based training, says Fistra Janrio Tandirerung
Male PhD students reporting higher levels of psychological distress than women, survey says
Distributing financial aid based on identity or academic attainment leaves many poor people excluded from the academy, says Ryan Coogan
Visa applications to Australia put in too-hard basket, as waiting times approach 30 months
Professors accused of misconduct brought down by online complaints
Assessment comes after visa figures suggest surge in demand from India despite pandemic
The PhD viva is one of the most demanding situations students will find themselves in – and now this process has moved online. Alison Baverstock offers tips for chairing a Zoom viva that is as stress-free as possible for all involved
Learned society calls on UKRI to boost support for those hit by travel disruption
Event hears calls for improved careers services in universities to help steer PhD students and postdocs on opportunities
Scientists ask why major journal published findings that female mentors may be bad for your career, even after reviewers pointed out flaws in the paper’s methodology
Stalled research driving students into poverty and bleak career prospects, paper warns
Survey of taught postgraduates suggests many were unhappy with handling of move online
