Judge PhD hopefuls on potential, not excellence

Hundreds of science PhDs face axe as doctoral centres shuttered

Postgraduate training likely to be concentrated in larger universities as EPSRC and Wellcome make cuts

15 March

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‘Keep academics without people skills away’ from PhD supervision

European universities outline blueprint to improve doctoral training but acknowledge some professors can’t or won’t change their ways

By Ben Upton

1 March

Two men carry a mattress over their heads past a terraced house, the walls of which bare graffiti reading "food bank" to illustrate Cost of living crisis bites for PhDs on ‘inadequate’ stipends

Cost of living crisis bites for PhDs on ‘inadequate’ stipends

Funded postgraduates could face real-terms pay cut running to four figures this autumn as UK stipends fail to keep pace with inflation

By Jack Grove

5 April

Recruiting more Black PhD students isn’t so hard if you really want to do it

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

By Daniel Akinbosede

30 March

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#1 Submitted by graff.... on August 5, 2023 - 12:59am

Explain how "potential" is accessed? If you cannot, this is without any meaning

Assess PhD applicants ‘on potential, not past excellence’

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Assess PhD applicants ‘on potential, not past excellence’

Guaranteed interviews for ethnic minority applicants of a certain standard would also tackle postgraduate underrepresentation, says Research England-backed initiative

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Hundreds of science PhDs face axe as doctoral centres shuttered

‘Keep academics without people skills away’ from PhD supervision

Cost of living crisis bites for PhDs on ‘inadequate’ stipends

Recruiting more Black PhD students isn’t so hard if you really want to do it

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Sheffield Hallam University

University of Oxford

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