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Gaining a PhD is a tough act for most students, so how do those with new babies cope while having the additional demands of parenthood?

Aaron Huertas offers advice on how to overcome perceptions of being cold but competent 

Deborah Netolicky thought that the submission of her PhD was the end, but now she realises that it is just a beginning

Housing crisis in Oxford, Cambridge and London means the cost of loan and joint equity schemes has tripled in past five years

Joint PhD programmes that split doctoral studies between different universities may help to improve low outward mobility

Shahidha Bari on Sheryl Sandberg, sex discrimination and university exploitation

Reflecting on the plight of the early career scholar prompts Xenia Schmalz to draw up a research manifesto

The final few months of a PhD can often be the hardest, so here are a few tips from a doctoral candidate who recently submitted her thesis

Doctoral student Ana Kedve? asked her colleagues to submit the strangest questions they have faced

From the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to special needs education in the UK, more mid-career professionals are taking professional doctorates

Italian ambassador to UK ¡®expects truth to be established¡¯ in the ¡®heinous killing¡¯ of Cambridge PhD student

51³Ô¹Ï higher education programmes should respond to our unstable world, says Martin Hall

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the national press

Former international rugby player Colin Gregor is one of a growing number of students to balance a PhD with a career

Kingston study finds that less affluent learners are more concerned about debt, and unlikely to be able to rely on their parents for support

Chief scientist at UK arm of French electronics giant Thales says big business is frustrated at retention rates for such students

Immigration policy puts at risk 'valuable resources', argues Fiona Whelan

Major survey looks at experiences of 72,000 UK postgraduates

Debt could be repaid if students stay in Scotland to work after course finishes

The most popular higher education articles of the year, based on website traffic

Life sciences PhD candidates believe they are owed money for teaching undergraduates as a condition of funding

Clearly describing the inefficient and damaging situation might point the way to better alternatives, says Eric Silverman

Blurring the lines between supervisor and friend can cause difficulties for academics and students alike, says study by Finnish researchers

Labour¡¯s Iain Wright says PM ¡®needs to decide what¡¯s best for Britain¡¯

Initially sceptical about the continental practice of examining a doctoral thesis before an audience, David Bogle has found much to commend it

Advice from a guide prepared by two academics will help you to impress a conference audience

Tricks of presenting a successful academic conference paper are revealed by co-author of a popular public speaking guide

They think I¡¯m a rising star, says a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford, but my hopes of a real career in science are sinking

Views of early career social scientists will be collected with a view to improve support for those starting out in academia

Russell Group institutions say government is wrong to assume that over-30s are in a strong financial position

Co-founder of investment firm says that more early career academics should be encouraged to think about the entrepreneurial route

Funding councils also propose new questions on student engagement

Theses in open-access repository at Dublin City University have been downloaded almost 1.4 million times

Hefce report also warns that government-backed master¡¯s loans will ¡®contradict efforts to widen participation¡¯

Multi-partner initiative launched by University Alliance institutions mirrors the doctoral training centre model

European Association for International Education conference hears crisis, coupled with domestic problems, threatens ¡®jewel in the crown¡¯ of US sector

International students accounted for over two-thirds of the growth in enrolments in past decade, says study

Just one in 10 researchers has completed an internship away from the academy, a new survey says

Academics need to become ¡®good gatekeepers¡¯ to students from minority backgrounds, a study from New Zealand suggests

Brazil¡¯s flagship scholarship programme likely to suffer as government looks for savings. Donna Bowater reports from Rio de Janeiro

Transition to ¡®make-or-break¡¯ stage for female academics is a significant challenge, study explains

Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor identifies the top academic ¡®habits¡¯ postdocs need to reach the next level

PhD advice: from choosing the right topic to getting through your thesis

Deluge of submitted papers leads journals to fall back on alma mater prestige, research suggests

Systematic searching and a clear focus are the keys to a successful literature review

Breaking the rules didn¡¯t stop Jessica Sage from completing her degree

We need to stand up for early career researchers, says Catherine Fletcher

Graduate teaching assistants are campaigning to improve temporary workers¡¯ low pay and poor treatment. How is the battle going?

Kevin Haggerty and Aaron Doyle offer tips on making postgraduate study even tougher (which students could also use to avoid pitfalls if they prefer)

Government loans may not reverse decline of UK postgraduate numbers, study suggests

Postgraduate loans are around the corner; will they drive fees up?

THE Africa Universities Summit hears that scholars may be tempted back by improved standards, better facilities and a welcoming atmosphere

Holly Else looks at how the rising cost of university study might affect willingness to study at postgraduate level

More research spending needed, says head of Brazil¡¯s innovation agency

Rosemary Deem, the new chair of the UK Council for Graduate Education, tells Holly Else of the risks to PhD support from the government spending review

Interim vice-chancellor Graham Upton reveals plan to turn around Welsh university

Creating doctoral colleges and distance PhDs. What are universities doing to better support doctoral students? Holly Else writes

US academic urges sector to make doctoral students¡¯ experience ¡®more human¡¯

The life of an early career researcher is a challenging one, finds Catherine Fletcher, as she heads to city number six

Complexity of government initiatives to help commercialise university research under scrutiny