The way institutions conceptualise doctoral candidates – as individuals without baggage, able to devote all their time to their research – has very real consequences for those who do not fit this profile. Marie-Alix Thouaille reports on recent research into the professional development behaviours and experiences of doctoral and early-career researchers. Findings reveal that many diverse factors, from funding status and caring responsibilities to the location of one’s institution, can contribute to PhD researchers experiencing highly unequal access to professional development opportunities
Funding for research communication is a growing feature of grant applications and whilst digital sch...
COVID-19 has led to new ways of working which have transformed research practices. This has created ...
Almost all qualitative and quantitative research into human society involves the participation of ot...
European research policies and national research systems encourage researchers, especially PhD and p...
The PhD by publication is an option increasingly available to doctoral candidates. This model can be...
The impact of academic research, particularly on policy and the private sector, is an increasingly i...
Non-academics with extensive experience of particular sectors and industries can provide unique insi...
Researchers repeatedly cite career advancement as a key incentive for their practices and behaviours...
In this short, reflective post, Emily Yarrow considers her experiences as a PhD student researching ...
For many academics, long distance travel and flying are seen as both necessary and a perk of the pro...
Graduate research candidates are the powerhouse of research in universities, yet many have reported ...
Changing course as a PhD student is hardly uncommon. However, during a crisis, the temptation to res...
Early career researchers have both been the most directly effected by the COVID-19 pandemic and resp...
The academic impact of a scholar's research remains of great importance to institutions, particularl...
Across society, higher education and research, neurodivergent people face barriers to working and ac...
Funding for research communication is a growing feature of grant applications and whilst digital sch...
COVID-19 has led to new ways of working which have transformed research practices. This has created ...
Almost all qualitative and quantitative research into human society involves the participation of ot...
European research policies and national research systems encourage researchers, especially PhD and p...
The PhD by publication is an option increasingly available to doctoral candidates. This model can be...
The impact of academic research, particularly on policy and the private sector, is an increasingly i...
Non-academics with extensive experience of particular sectors and industries can provide unique insi...
Researchers repeatedly cite career advancement as a key incentive for their practices and behaviours...
In this short, reflective post, Emily Yarrow considers her experiences as a PhD student researching ...
For many academics, long distance travel and flying are seen as both necessary and a perk of the pro...
Graduate research candidates are the powerhouse of research in universities, yet many have reported ...
Changing course as a PhD student is hardly uncommon. However, during a crisis, the temptation to res...
Early career researchers have both been the most directly effected by the COVID-19 pandemic and resp...
The academic impact of a scholar's research remains of great importance to institutions, particularl...
Across society, higher education and research, neurodivergent people face barriers to working and ac...
Funding for research communication is a growing feature of grant applications and whilst digital sch...
COVID-19 has led to new ways of working which have transformed research practices. This has created ...
Almost all qualitative and quantitative research into human society involves the participation of ot...