PhD, postgraduate and early career
Facing a thesis whose bibliography alone was longer than any essay I’d ever written, I was convinced that this time I’d gone too far, says Polly Penter
Teaching assistants have demanded fair pay for years but industrial action has made little progress. AI offers a significant raise, notes Michael Buehler
Around 200 doctorates funded across 10 university consortia in new model for arts and humanities postgraduate research funding
Leading university to review admissions policies and scholarships as part of institution-wide focus on postgraduate participation
Blurred line between staff and students could leave postgraduate researchers at greater risk
Doctoral schools, quality assurance and supervision guidelines all on the rise but question of staff or student status still not resolved, survey finds
UKRI’s largest proportional spender on PhDs will ensure transparency, access and geographical equity via its new schemes, says Christopher Smith
Better to remind candidates that a doctorate is an opportunity to find and articulate their own thoughts on what they care about most, says Les Back
Finnish researcher Sulo Roukka’s Europop dance anthem won the long-running contest showcasing scientists’ musical and dance talents
Stagnating government funding means tuition fee rises may be inevitable, says Japanese university leader
‘A poor communicator who ghosts me’: disaffected research students and supervisors have similar grievances about each other, survey reveals
Survey of UK doctoral examiners reveals disquiet over problematic PhD examiners keen to initiate emotionally charged intellectual exchanges
Average losses on doctoral training of over 50 per cent seen as ‘underestimate’, with gaps plugged by overseas student fees and quality-related funding
Reforms to boost opportunities for those just starting out could have the opposite effect, observers warn
Employment rates for PhD holders reach record low in South Korea, with younger researchers most affected
Australian department ‘not aware’ of computer ‘bug’ that applicants blame for torpedoing their PhD dreams
Regular breaks, mock vivas and introducing an online option among other recommendations made by review that aims to combat ‘gladiatorial approach’
Domestic postgraduate provision looms as an alternative to out-of-favour international education, but it’s a tough market with questionable returns
‘Endless stress’ confronts Iranian doctoral candidates who worked for a year just to cover the application fee
Collating information from LinkedIn, ORCID profiles, Hesa and HMRC could solve data black hole over PhD careers, says research director
Unprecedented hike in UK Research and Innovation minimum PhD stipend will seek to place it in line with national living wage
While majority do see themselves as staff, discipline and stage of PhD likely to influence how candidates perceive their role, researchers say
Academic hiring focused on star doctoral graduates should instead focus on what comes afterwards, advises longitudinal study
Provocative paper claims boycott of feminist title left early career scholars high and dry while others profited from ‘moral entrepreneurship’
Domestic doctoral enrolments have shrunk by 8 per cent over the last half-decade, says report
María Zambrano programme was designed to attract international talent – but many recipients say no effort has been made to retain them
Support for 150 ‘venture science doctorates’ by 2029 aims to increase number of spin-outs developed by early career researchers in Germany
Oxford student union president Addi Haran Diman is highlighting the difficulties faced by postgraduate researchers after completing a DPhil at 22
Technology can offer a very useful helping hand, but there are an array of pitfalls that need careful handling, says John Miles
Employers’ attitudes and pay discrepancies seen as hampering drive to increase doctoral level enrolments
Government proposals would see 30 per cent of taught postgraduate programmes shortened or reconfigured
Oxbridge and STEM doctoral graduates are more likely to benefit from ‘mover’s advantage’, says Higher Education paper on international mobility
Nigerian doctoral student Sue Agazie will receive compensation after Newcastle University admitted failings in supervision
Cambridge PhD graduate Ally Louks reflects on ‘baseless’ and ‘outlandish’ hate comments she has received after her selfie went viral
Barely one in three postgraduate researchers now have opportunity to teach, finds Advance HE survey, with financial pressure on institutions likely to blame
Offering independent adjudication of complaints against PhD supervisors may offer timely assistance to at-risk students, says India’s suicide prevention tsar
Loan scheme pioneer highlights moral hazard of Australia’s ‘Byzantine’ way of bankrolling master’s places
Happy overseas students push satisfaction with master’s courses to record high, but domestic counterparts are not so bowled over
Diversity initiatives at the university ‘not working’, says union, as scholarships going to most advantaged students while diversity rates decline
Lack of expertise may make it impossible for universities to meet minimum standards set by research funders
Misappropriation of junior colleagues’ ideas is a betrayal. Requiring them to wait years for redress adds insult to injury, says Wyn Evans
New doctoral training schemes will simplify and harmonise the support offered to funded PhD students, says UK Research and Innovation
Investments from Trinity College Cambridge and university will support about 300 PhDs over a decade
A new book, The Black PhD Experience, explores the journeys of black doctoral students in UK universities
Beijing announces plans to expand doctoral programmes in key disciplines and offers more financial aid
Personal touch the magic ingredient in a programme credited with keeping research hotshots on home base
Rapid expansion of master’s and PhD courses sparks concern over course quality for some
But increases to PhD stipends are ‘too little, too late’, postgraduate union says
International postgraduate research students should be allowed to work longer than 20 hours in university settings, says UUKi-commissioned report
Lack of funding hampering efforts to develop research workforce, study says
September and January deadlines disadvantage some and consume time off, academics say
Leading Finnish university will require fewer publications for article-based doctorates, as well as fewer course credits
Wealthiest halls able to offer allowances worth more than twice as much as those at less moneyed outposts
More than half of those achieving postgraduate taught degrees registered overseas, delayed Hesa figures show
New partnership with local universities gives ‘priority’ pathway to Indonesian campus, plus PhD training for lecturers
After waiting years for their visas, Australia-bound PhD candidates find that their university places have evaporated
While value of government-backed loan has increased by 21 per cent since 2017-18, average fees have soared by 43 per cent
Success of those mentored by highly regarded scholars suggests ‘chaperone effect’ is increasingly important, finds study
Worries about future job prospects and being identified as a troublemaker stopping academics getting support, says report author
While some believe Chinese universities are getting better at dealing with cases of sexual harassment, recent incident suggests students may have to turn to social media to be taken seriously
