All PhD articles
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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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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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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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OpinionLetters: December 2022
Readers discuss the practical nature of chemistry and speak up for brewers
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OpinionDonna 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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CareersHighlighting different routes into science
Why we need a greater variety of educational paths
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CareersWork or study… or work and study?
How employers are helping employees to gain new qualifications, including PhDs
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OpinionLetters: October 2022
Readers discuss the meaning of life and compete to be the longest-serving RSC member
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CareersBaking 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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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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ArticleFinancial woes ail early-career scientists
PhD students and postdocs are struggling to make ends meet
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CareersHow to begin financial planning
Five ways that PhD students and postdocs can prepare for the future
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OpinionExit strategy
Overcoming a major setback showed Derek Lowe could make it through graduate school