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13 Jul 2018 | 08:00 BST

University drops test scores from graduate-admissions criteria

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Collaboration, Communication, Diversity, Postgraduate, Relationships, Uncategorized, US

University drops test scores from graduate-admissions criteria

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  • activism
  • admissions
  • diversity
  • graduate programme
  • GRE
  • minority
  • PhD student
  • recruitment
  • underrepresented minority

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26 Jun 2018 | 08:05 BST

Why a career-planning tool may not help as much as it’s meant to

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Career paths, CV, Postgraduate

Why a career-planning tool may not help as much as it’s meant to

Individual development plans or IDPs—multi-part worksheets that help junior researchers asses their skills and map out possible career paths—are often touted as valuable training tools. The US National Institutes of Health (NIH), for example, “strongly encourages” IDPs for all graduate students and postdoctoral researchers funded through the agency, and many US institutions have made them mandatory.  Read more

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  • career path
  • career planning
  • graduate student
  • idp
  • individual development plan
  • myidp
  • PhD student

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15 Mar 2018 | 08:00 GMT

Depression and anxiety are common among graduate students

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Postgraduate, Relationships, Research, US

Depression and anxiety are common among graduate students

More than 40% of respondents to the voluntary survey had anxiety scores in the moderate to severe range, and nearly 40% of respondents showed signs of moderate to severe depression. Both rates were more than six times greater than those found in the general public using the same standardized questionnaires.  Read more

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  • anxiety
  • Depression
  • graduate student
  • Mental Health
  • Mentor
  • PhD student
  • stress
  • time management
  • work-life balance

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26 Sep 2017 | 10:00 BST

Adios to academia

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Business, Career paths, CV, Faculty, Industry, Postgraduate, Research, US

Adios to academia

US science and engineering PhD students are losing interest in academic careers because their career preferences change throughout their training, finds a study – not because of limited faculty-job availability.  Read more

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  • academia
  • after my phd
  • career path
  • faculty
  • industry
  • PhD student

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27 Jun 2017 | 08:00 BST

Career success: Reframe your thinking

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Admin, Career paths, Communication, Perspectives, Postdoc, Relationships, Research, Uncategorized, US

Career success: Reframe your thinking

Milgram, who spoke at NIH’s 10th annual Career Symposium in May, says that junior scientists, including graduate students and postdocs, need to become active participants in their career development, and that a chief component of that participation is talking with people about various career paths. “Talk with them — and learn from them,” she told her symposium audience.  Read more

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  • academia
  • alternative career
  • career
  • career development
  • PhD student
  • postdoc

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