ECRs are tired of being endlessly told what they can do better

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Covid-19 is exacerbating early-career researchers’ greatest concerns

Job security, research funding and work-life balance for young academics have all been worsened by the pandemic, say four academics

By Gergely Toldi

12 September

Interrupted fieldwork could mean terminated careers for PhD students

Urgent action is needed to help doctoral candidates whose research has been halted by Covid-related travel bans, says Lorena Gazzotti

By Lorena Gazzotti

8 October

Early career academics ‘victims of their own brains’

Aspirants are convinced they can succeed against the odds because they have always succeeded in the past, analysis of ‘quit lit’ suggests

By John Ross

21 July

Most early career academics face funding cliff edge, survey suggests

Responses to survey of junior research staff and PhD students suggest majority have major concerns about their future as they deal with stresses of working under lockdown

By Simon Baker

18 May

ECRs are tired of being endlessly told what they can do better

No matter how hard they work, thousands will be dumped out of the labour market during the pandemic, say Harry Pettit and Alexandra Dales

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ECRs are tired of being endlessly told what they can do better

No matter how hard they work, thousands will be dumped out of the labour market during the pandemic, say Harry Pettit and Alexandra Dales

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Related articles

Covid-19 is exacerbating early-career researchers’ greatest concerns

Interrupted fieldwork could mean terminated careers for PhD students

Early career academics ‘victims of their own brains’

Most early career academics face funding cliff edge, survey suggests

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Newcastle University

York St John University

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