Postgraduate and early career
LHC maintenance crew turn into zombies in film by Cern-based student. Matthew Reisz reports
Third of sector expects staff to hold qualification, FoI request shows. Elizabeth Gibney reports
Live tweeting at conferences is on the rise as audience members share with online followers, but some think it improper, impolite and plain rude. Chris Parr navigates the new-media rules
The perception among science, technology, engineering and maths PhD students that any career outside academia is akin to failure is denying industry access to high-quality, PhD-educated employees, a leading neuroscientist has claimed.
Internationally diverse departments outperform others, study finds. David Matthews writes
End ‘immoral’ barriers to access on grounds of wealth, union urges. Elizabeth Gibney writes
Essential discipline threatened by declining domestic and foreign interest
Longitudinal study adds to concerns raised about the future of UK research. Jack Grove reports
Analysis of doctorates prompts concerns over adequacy of scholars’ training, reports Jack Grove
UK’s future prosperity ‘relies on boosting the quality of master’s and PhD research’. Paul Jump reports
The system of examination for PhDs in the UK is a “scandal”, a conference on postgraduate issues heard last week.
