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
Long-time postdoctoral scientist says he was ousted when he complained a professor had appropriated his own research
Progress made by deaf scholars in recent years ‘fragile’ in current climate, according to researcher appointed UK’s first deaf professor in deaf studies
Study explores under-researched aspect of ‘hidden curriculum’ that might affect racial inequalities at universities
The former science minister talks to Jack Grove about his concerns over recent visa reforms and his ‘lonely battle’ to keep Britain in Horizon Europe
Twenty newly qualified biomedical scientists have each received £250,000 awards from the Wellcome Trust in a new scheme to help postdoctoral students start their research careers, writes Louise...
Early-career researchers can reinvigorate academe, but only if they are given support and job security, argues Paul Wicks Professors profess, lecturers lecture, students study and assistants assist....
Leading cell biologist says outstanding young researchers are missing out on funding as panellists are focusing excessively on open science contributions
When Birmingham University research fellow Silvia Ramos began teaching three years ago, it took her up to four hours to prepare for an hour's tutorial. Now she is a course supervisor for a fourth-...
There are good reasons why there should be more postdoctoral students on temporary contracts in the physical and biological sciences than in the arts and social sciences. Modern scientific research...
Wide variations in the career prospects of postdoctoral researchers across disciplines suggest that two distinct research cultures continue to co-exist in universities. In the physical and biological...
International students, post-study work visas and opinion pieces captured readers’ attention this year
Simon Francis found himself with a PhD in one hand, a toilet brush in the other - and no desire for academic life A year ago, the sense of achievement that my doctorate had once given me had reached...
A scheme to put postdocs into schools was launched by prime minister Tony Blair yesterday. The collaboration between schools, universities and industry aims to inspire an interest in science by...
I am a 39-year-old postdoctoral surrounded by rejection letters for the third year running (Letters, THES , August 17, 24). Based in an English department, my doctoral dissertation was on a...
Invisible societies of postdoctoral researchers worldwide, most noticeably in the United States, are beginning to reveal themselves in efforts to win better working conditions. Postdocs have long...