All Education articles – Page 4
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News
Canada’s graduate students crippled by wages that haven’t risen since 2003
Anxiety, stress and thoughts of dropping out of master’s and PhDs have become commonplace
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University of California strike ends as employees secure significant pay rises and new contracts
Victory for striking student employees after 40-day walkout that disrupted teaching and research could have repercussions across academia
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Strike continues as University of California reaches partial agreement with union
Historic wins on pay and working conditions secured, but student employees and researchers still waiting
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Massive strike at University of California over low pay and poor benefits
Research at 10 campuses comes to a standstill as 48,000 academic workers walk off the job over what they deem unfair labour practices
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Explainer: why are curly arrows used in organic chemistry?
How organic chemists became arrow pushers and what quantum chemists have to say about this
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Strikes to take place at 150 UK universities over pay and benefits
70,000 staff members will walk out on three days in November in escalation of ongoing row
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Careers
Highlighting different routes into science
Why we need a greater variety of educational paths
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Careers
Work or study… or work and study?
How employers are helping employees to gain new qualifications, including PhDs
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Bangor University will demolish closed-down chemistry tower
Chemistry building will be removed three years after the Welsh university decided to close the 135-year-old department to save money
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Eminent NYU chemist fired after students complain about taxing organic chemistry course
Maitland Jones’s sacking highlights tensions between student expectations, academic rigour and teaching styles
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Careers
Navigating a career in academia and beyond
If you are unsure of what to do next, you are not alone
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Careers
PhD students should be classed as employees
With planned stipend increases barely covering increased costs, postgraduates need better employment protections
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News
Small group of top schools in the US supply most of the nation’s faculty
Approximately 80% of all faculty trained in the US got their PhDs at 20% of the country’s universities
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Opinion
Do science courses need hands-on labs to be effective?
The practical lab is where abstract theory connects to physical reality
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Research
3D printing allows blind chemists to visualise scientific data
Lithophanes produced with a basic 3D printer can make research findings more accessible
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Opinion
Taking the foundation course route
Students should be told more about the different paths to a career in chemistry