How I stripped away postdoc depression
Simon Francis found himself with a PhD in one hand, a toilet brush in the other - and no desire for academic life A year ago, the sense of achievement that my doctorate had once given me had reached...
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Bid to put postdocs into schools
A scheme to put postdocs into schools was launched by prime minister Tony Blair yesterday. The collaboration between schools, universities and industry aims to inspire an interest in science by...
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Letter: Postdoc rejection
I am a 39-year-old postdoctoral surrounded by rejection letters for the third year running (Letters, THES , August 17, 24). Based in an English department, my doctoral dissertation was on a...
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Just what the postdocs ordered
Invisible societies of postdoctoral researchers worldwide, most noticeably in the United States, are beginning to reveal themselves in efforts to win better working conditions. Postdocs have long...
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The postdocs who lost millions
David Seetapun and Andrew Felce gave up glittering university careers to trade for huge salaries at leading investment banks. Both lost their jobs as a result of trading losses. British-born Felce...
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Academic networking: a cynic’s game?
Junior scholars are urged to do all they can to build bridges with the people who can give them jobs and promotions. But how calculating should they be about who to approach? How should they do it?...
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The exclusive club for postdoc exiles
The EU calls them TMRs, cross-border postdoctoral centres that it funds to the tune of Pounds 42,000 each. But, asks Judy Redfearn, how are they faring? About 2,000 European postdoctoral researchers...
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Academics ‘not best’ to advise postdocs on leaving academia
Event hears calls for improved careers services in universities to help steer PhD students and postdocs on opportunities
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Ten tips on applying for a postdoc fellowship
Competition for postdoctoral fellowships is fierce, so your application needs to stand out as realistic, coherent and compelling. Here, five Stanford University scientists reveal 10 tips from their...
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Which should I choose: my postdoc or my child?
Elena Tobolkina got the job opportunity of a lifetime at Oxford, but the cost of childcare and housing took it away
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The postdoc experience: hopes and fears
Six early career researchers reflect on their experiences
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Will 10-year budgets really lead to step change for UK research?
New Labour?government believes decade-long budgets will lead to more industry investment in science and fewer precariously employed researchers, but not everyone is so convinced
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Oxford postdoc ‘pushed out’ after authorship row, tribunal hears
Long-time postdoctoral scientist says he was ousted when he complained a?professor had appropriated his own research
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Tenure track positions for postdocs in Germany
Technical University of Munich and Max Planck Society launch tenure track scheme. Plus the latest higher education jobs and appointments
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Cambridge postdocs should be given ‘stronger identity’
Early career researchers to be represented on university committees