Despite all that’s been done to improve doctoral study, horror stories keep coming. Here three students relate PhD nightmares while two academics advise on how to ensure a successful supervision
Figures reveal the UK to be less of a pacesetter than generally thought and the Netherlands to be a real knockout. Simon Baker investigates who might be continental kings after Brexit
Glen Wright reveals the best #AcademicsWithCats of 2016
Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor identifies the top academic ‘habits’ postdocs need to reach the next level
Starting out as a principal investigator in your postdoctoral institution can make sense, but you need to make sure you stand apart from your former boss, says Laura Piddock
Universities warn parliamentary inquiry that Brexit vote already deterring staff and students from coming to UK
Many early career researchers have ‘not gone to the library for years’, according to report
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...
Joint PhD programmes that split doctoral studies between different universities may help to improve low outward mobility
Anne Forde recently took up a post at Cambridge University as a careers adviser dedicated to supporting postdoctoral researchers in the life sciences, writes Olga Wojtas. Cambridge has about 500...
University staff may often write letters of recommendation in a very gendered way, warns Dame Athene Donald
Funding, freedom from regulation and staff of the highest calibre are the keys to global success