Hundreds of PhD students chasing every early career post

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#1 Submitted by phh4@le... on November 11, 2014 - 7:36am

Is there any change over the years? There were 130 applications for each Peterhouse fellowship 30 years ago when I was applying. Also note that all suitable applicants will apply to half-a-dozen Colleges since the roles are near-identical.

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