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Increased domestic recruitment, particularly among minorities, offsets overseas decline

Loneliness and intellectual insecurity highlighted as prime reasons for elevated suicide risk among doctoral researchers

Demands pushed by pandemic fears, labour shortages, awakened student athletes and Biden encouragement

UK Research Supervision Survey raises concerns about increased demands during pandemic

Economic and Social Research Council warned that current three-and-a-half-year funding period is ¡®insufficient¡¯ and is causing student hardship

But employment rates for bachelor¡¯s graduates ¡®stabilise¡¯ despite pandemic

Academics have acclaimed the Netflix series. But how many have noticed the absence of non-tenure-track faculty, asks Tian An Wong

New requirements to ensure migrants are financially self-sufficient will ¡®weaken¡¯ Sweden¡¯s universities and high-tech industries, critics warn

Unhappiness among research managers over recognition of career support activities revealed by Vitae survey

Rise could prompt concerns about sustainability of current postgraduate loans system

Universities must do more to help those dissatisfied with academic life as they seek a career in industry, says Mayra Ruiz Castro

Opacity and double standards are infuriating, but the blessings of an academic career are present at all ranks, says Adrian Furnham

As a union steps up the fight in the UK, wide variation in the treatment of PhD candidates continues around the world

Interviewing for a job is not a skill we¡¯re trained for in academia, so here are a few tips from a professor who has been on both sides of the interview divide

Australian university limits journals accepted for doctorates amid mounting concern among academics

Senior scientists say severe shortage of junior scientists from European Union threatens quality of UK research

New project shines light on the discrimination and inequalities faced by precariously employed researchers at UK universities

NIH data hint at the extent of bullying and emotional abuse, but barriers to tackling the issue remain high, says Joanna Buscemi

UCU says postgraduate researchers should be given terms and conditions ¡®comparable¡¯ with employees

Josie Jolley, who had previously been homeless and allegedly sexually assaulted, described as ¡®most talented postgraduate who has ever come through the geography department at the University of Sussex¡¯

Postgraduate loans appeared to narrow gap between working class students and others but Sutton Trust warns that increased costs could wipe out this progress   

Oxford emails reveal efforts to block publication of DPhil thesis that was deposited almost six years after her viva

Young researchers forced to interact online ¡®do not feel part of a team¡¯ and may leave sector, educationalist tells summit

Scholars, fed up with decades of living from contract to contract, force government to remove video that seemed to celebrate insecurity

Nationwide survey shows overall gains in capacity, enrolment and gender balance

Report author says increasing funding would only lead to more insecurity, and culture shift is needed instead

Talking to lab members is not very revealing when they are habituated into an abusive culture, says Joana Vieira

Embattled university president in staunchly conservative state sees business-world allies valuing benefits of under-fire course

University retreats under pressure by pausing graduation plans for critic of pro-Trump insurrectionists

Hiroshi Amano expresses concern about poor representation of postgraduate degree holders in corporations

Entry ban compounded by lack of flexibility on degree time limits, publishing requirements and accreditation transfer

Legal bills for claim could reach ?120,000, says theatre director

Attacker got help with doctoral degree while victim was told to find new career, she claims

Waleed Salem has been unable to leave home country after being jailed during research

Prisoners offer exceptionally honest answers to doctoral student serving with them in a US prison

Downgrading doctoral candidates to a master¡¯s track raises questions about admissions and supervision standards, says Zhang Ruomei

New study by elite university group says open-ended contracts, not rolling one-year deals, should become ¡®norm¡¯ for UK research staff

Expert warns pandemic could exacerbate stresses on PhD mental health

Lack of transparency in examinations under spotlight as US feminist¡¯s dissertation finally lodged in Bodleian

Tao Li to leave amid ongoing investigations into 2019 death of Huixiang Chen

Nearly one in five surveyed students find overlap between their master¡¯s and doctoral training

A failure of imagination and aversion to networking is preventing doctoral students finding rewarding careers outside academia, says Max Horder

Poor incentives and oversight mean too many doctoral supervisors are unqualified or negligent, say Mehvish Riaz and Muhammad Rizwan Riaz

Legislators push for change to be adopted nationally

Formal contracts guaranteeing regular meetings, money for conferences, and space to work in are seen as way to mitigate unbalanced power dynamic

Anonymising applications and reserving studentships and starter grants for Black researchers would go a long way, says Daniel Akinbosede

Experts warn that diverting cash to pay for Horizon Europe association would exert a heavy toll on early career scholars

Government concern has not yielded concrete steps to address chronic faculty shortages and adjunctification, says Pushkar

At the Future of Humanity Institute, early career researchers are given two years to work out which questions are really worth asking

Union claims new career framework could result in academics being dismissed if they do not make senior lecturer within five years, but university says sanctions will be used rarely

Controversy-hit author¡¯s dissertation still not available six years after it was examined

It is precisely by getting their priorities straight that established academics can, and must, set a better example, say Fleur Jongepier and Mathijs van de Sande

¡®I¡¯m the first author, you¡¯re just et al,¡¯ raps Jakub Kubecka on his way to ?2,000 prize

Covid disruption highlights need to standardise ¡®writing-up fees¡¯ charged to those who submit thesis late, says scientist

John McKendrick has recently concluded that we are letting down unsuccessful job applicants by not providing full and constructive feedback

Toll on younger scientists highlights lack of research-specific pandemic aid

Major UK survey finds established staff much more likely to have confidence in university over progression issues

UK Research and Innovation announces additional ?11 million for UK doctoral students but rejects plea for blanket six-month extensions

Pausing the assessment timetable for tenure and promotion may seem helpful, but it will actually deepen disparities on campus, says Jennifer Greenfield

Due to the 2008 global financial crisis, a long shadow loomed over me and my cohort. Over the medium term, though, most of us made it, says Lucas Lixinski