All PhD articles
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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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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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Opinion
Letters: December 2022
Readers discuss the practical nature of chemistry and speak up for brewers
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Opinion
Donna Strickland: ‘My career goal was to get a PhD’
The Nobel prize-winning physicist on the joys of doing nothing, meeting the Pope and how her PhD completed her life’s goals
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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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Opinion
Letters: October 2022
Readers discuss the meaning of life and compete to be the longest-serving RSC member
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Careers
Baking to perfection, with a pinch of chemistry
Katarina Cermelj’s training in synthesis informs how she develops new gluten-free recipes
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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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Article
Financial woes ail early-career scientists
PhD students and postdocs are struggling to make ends meet
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Careers
How to begin financial planning
Five ways that PhD students and postdocs can prepare for the future
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Opinion
Exit strategy
Overcoming a major setback showed Derek Lowe could make it through graduate school
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Careers
How to find a suitable PhD supervisor
Five tips for identifying who will give you the support you need
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News
Does a science postdoc pay off in the US?
Analysis reveals that lifetime earnings are reduced and the chances of securing a tenured post are not improved
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Careers
Doctoring the doctorate
There are now more ways than ever before to complete your PhD, finds Kit Chapman
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Careers
Filling in industry skill gaps
There are plenty of ways to make yourself more employable before you graduate from the academic lab
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News
Wage rise for Max Planck PhD candidates approved
Around 3400 doctoral researchers will benefit from the higher salary
