Postgraduate and early career

Lack of expertise may make it impossible for universities to meet minimum standards set by research funders

Misappropriation of junior colleagues’ ideas is a betrayal. Requiring them to wait years for redress adds insult to injury, says Wyn Evans

New doctoral training schemes will simplify and harmonise the support offered to funded PhD students, says UK Research and Innovation

Investments from Trinity College Cambridge and university will support about 300 PhDs over a decade

A new book, The Black PhD Experience, explores the journeys of black doctoral students in UK universities

Beijing announces plans to expand doctoral programmes in key disciplines and offers more financial aid

Personal touch the magic ingredient in a programme credited with keeping research hotshots on home base

Rapid expansion of master’s and PhD courses sparks concern over course quality for some

But increases to PhD stipends are ‘too little, too late’, postgraduate union says

International postgraduate research students should be allowed to work longer than 20 hours in university settings, says UUKi-commissioned report

Lack of funding hampering efforts to develop research workforce, study says

September and January deadlines disadvantage some and consume time off, academics say

Leading Finnish university will require fewer publications for article-based doctorates, as well as fewer course credits

Wealthiest halls able to offer allowances worth more than twice as much as those at less moneyed outposts

More than half of those achieving postgraduate taught degrees registered overseas, delayed Hesa figures show

New partnership with local universities gives ‘priority’ pathway to Indonesian campus, plus PhD training for lecturers

After waiting years for their visas, Australia-bound PhD candidates find that their university places have evaporated

While value of government-backed loan has increased by 21 per cent since 2017-18, average fees have soared by 43 per cent

Success of those mentored by highly regarded scholars suggests ‘chaperone effect’ is increasingly important, finds study

Worries about future job prospects and being identified as a troublemaker stopping academics getting support, says report author

While some believe Chinese universities are getting better at dealing with cases of sexual harassment, recent incident suggests students may have to turn to social media to be taken seriously

Head of UK’s biggest PhD school says promoting impact in doctoral studies would make students more employable and research more visible

Postgraduate researchers with non-visible disabilties often struggle to access proper employee-type support, says University and College Union report

Department for Education figures also show that UK course with highest average salary after five years pays seven times more than the course with the lowest

Ever-expanding numbers of doctoral students may suit universities, but one’s twenties should be a time for broad learning and professional development, not for burying oneself in detailed research, says Lincoln Allison

Quality regulation poses the biggest challenge as Bangladesh moves to expand PhD courses to private universities

UCU says it has secured an average 15 per cent wage increase for supervisors at Cambridge, and pay raise of 14 per cent for some doctoral tutors at Sussex

Postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers say they are often subject to supervisors’ whims, leaving some feeling exploited

Scale of research precarity at top UK university and its effect on staff laid out in new report

Late responses to PhD applicant enquiries and lack of signposting might contribute to poor ethnic minority representation at doctoral level, researchers say

Home Office notification of Sue Agazie highlights ‘weaponisation of immigration status’ by universities when students complain, say critics

Top US funding agency manages record increase in key programme for younger scientists, and sees gains in overall equity, while absorbing net cut in its annual budget

Boosting your publication metrics need not come at the expense of your integrity if you bear in mind these 10 tips, says Adrian Furnham

David Mba creates fully funded PhD studentships after taking reins at Birmingham City University

What other industry would deem those with so much prior training to still be mere trainees? Let’s call them what they are – researchers, says Michele Nardin

Teachers fret about workloads and researchers about job security in ‘rare sport’ of academia

Improved settlement for UK’s ‘biggest-ever’ doctoral training investment will deliver fewer funded PhD places than in previous years, UKRI confirms

Programme for young Americans to study in Ireland needs $40 million endowment to ensure future, founder says

Payment of almost £5,000 would enable doctoral graduates to refocus on the job market and avoid burnout, says Hepi-British Academy report

Keeping highly trained people on tenterhooks for so long undermines the conditions necessary for innovation, says a university manager

Animal behaviour expert Weliton Menário Costa wins international prize for flamboyant take on how marsupials have distinct personalities

Upfront costs can run into thousands of pounds, so speedy repayment is vital for equal access to permanent employment, says Eleanor Palser

Students doing master’s and PhDs in the UK are ineligible for childcare grants, which are in place only for full-time undergraduates

Huang Feiruo placed on leave by Huazhong Agricultural University after whistleblowing report circulates widely

Other universities could follow Trinity and announce action, says union president

Pressure to publish seen as ‘contributing factor’ to recent suicides, as Madras faces backlash on doctoral monitoring

When adjunct faculty contribute so much to US academia, why are they denied basic benefits such as health insurance and medical leave, asks Josh Hiller

Stealing other people’s research students corrupts collegiality, the cornerstone of academic life, says T. Prabhakar Clement

Universities end offers of on-campus dormitories to career-focused master’s students

While overseas students still flock to the UK for PhDs, concerns are growing over weakening domestic demand, a decline in UKRI-funded starters and whether universities can afford to train the next generation of researchers

Top US funding agency considers $70,000 (£55,000) minimum salary that could become wider model

Reimagined PhD that provides students with business training and industry contacts is attracting interest from governments and science philanthropists

Removal of personal and affiliation details means assessors judge the idea rather than the researcher’s track record

Recently announced changes to skilled worker visa ‘bitter news’, says European Research Council president Maria Leptin

Loss of access to EThOS archive of 600,000 doctoral dissertations causes major disruption for PhD students

Higher satisfaction levels among the rising numbers of Indian and Pakistani students have led to strong approval ratings for UK universities, says Advance HE

Analysis of 5.8 million authors across all scientific disciplines also shows gender gap is closing, but with distance to go

Lost earnings and missed workplace experience means PhD graduates will take decades to catch up on postgraduates despite higher wages, analysis shows

Barely half of postgraduate researchers in the UK and Australia feel like they are part of a community of postgraduate researchers, according to major survey

Record walkout at top public US system won graduate students a new contract, but ambiguous details have left them struggling with lower-than-expected pay