Postdoc parley
Twitter channel for postdocs aims to break into North America. Elizabeth Gibney reports
Twitter channel for postdocs aims to break into North America. Elizabeth Gibney reports
Investigation finds research careers create ‘perverse incentives’ that cause academics to ‘lose sight of boundaries’
Coming out becoming ‘increasingly risky’ on Chinese campuses, says academic who left the country
Attempt to balance interests of employers and researchers pleases no one, and weekend Twitter storm forces the plan ‘back to the assembly hall’
Want to tread the academic path after a PhD? Are you sure , asks Eleanor Lingham A week before I started my postdoc, I met an old friend whom I hadn't seen since my undergraduate days. He had just...
How disappointing that you call postdoctoral researchers "students" ("Get a life? Not with our hours", THES , August 22). They are highly qualified professionals, many world experts in their fields....
A survey shows that physics PhDs on short-term contracts get a raw deal. Alison Goddard reports Career Paths of Physics Postdoctoral Research Staff is published by the Institute of Physics. Postdocs...
Inflated marks, overworked staff and politically compromised courses are the price of exploiting offshore UK-registered students, says Michael Day
Collapse of government means any extra funding for costlier contracts ‘cannot come for months’
10 must-dos for postdocs identified by Catherine L Drennan, professor of chemistry and biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New project shines light on the discrimination and inequalities faced by precariously employed researchers at UK universities
Maria Leptin says Horizon Europe successor must vastly increase research funding for Europe to compete
The University of Cambridge has opened a new postdoctoral centre for early career researchers.
While UK universities are starting to address the challenges faced by new mothers, combining parenthood and academia remains a difficult task. Five writers give their experience of what institutions...
Event hears calls for improved careers services in universities to help steer PhD students and postdocs on opportunities