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NewsReport reveals worrying lack of support for disabled doctoral students
A third of disabled Stem PhD students don’t get the support they need to thrive
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NewsIrish PhD researchers left disappointed as stipend raise is just half of what was hoped for
Independent review recommended increasing stipends to €25,000 but they rose to just €22,000
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NewsUniversity of California accused of not honouring contracts negotiated following massive strike
Months after postdocs and researchers won better pay and conditions, many of the promised benefits haven’t materialised
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CareersThe man who did his chemistry PhD in Welsh
Owain Beynon’s new words for computational chemistry terms are now in the Welsh dictionary
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NewsStrikes spread across US as postdocs and other researchers fight for better pay and conditions
The success of high-profile strikes at the University of California system has sparked a movement that is spreading across the country
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NewsPay rise for PhDs in Ireland, but failure to tackle other issues sees strike action threatened
Independent review recommends €25,000 salaries – however, questions over employment status and visas remain unanswered
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CareersWhen will funders take action on PhD and postdoc conditions?
Campaigns in the UK, Ireland and Canada await announcements
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CareersMeet the first deaf, Black woman to earn a Stem doctorate
Amie Fornah Sankoh has persevered from failing primary school in Sierra Leone to gaining a biochemistry PhD in the US
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OpinionMeeting the tigers of the lab
Practical teaching strikes a balance between removing hazards and learning to respect them
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CareersAcademics around the world protest fee hikes and budget cuts
Financial difficulties affect researchers at all career stages
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CareersFinancial challenges faced by PhD researchers around the world
Many are protesting stipends that see them work for below minimum wage
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NewsCanada’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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NewsUniversity 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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NewsMassive 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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CareersNavigating a career in academia and beyond
If you are unsure of what to do next, you are not alone
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NewsSmall 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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OpinionDo science courses need hands-on labs to be effective?
The practical lab is where abstract theory connects to physical reality
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OpinionSynthesising molecules and memories
Scientific adventures start with the support of an inspirational supervisor
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NewsUK launches visa for graduates from highly ranked universities
New scheme omits institutions based in Africa, South Asia or Latin America