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University drops test scores from graduate-admissions criteria

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PhD students have led a successful push for greater inclusivity of under-represented groups in science, technology, engineering and maths.

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Above, GRIT co-founders Cody Hernandez, Christina Roman, and Mat Perez-Neut, PhD students at the University of Chicago in Illinois, take a break.

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Depression and anxiety are common among graduate students

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A study assessing the mental health of 2,279 PhD and master’s students from around the world has brought new attention to a pressing issue: For many, the pursuit of an advanced degree takes an emotional toll, as reported online on 6 March in Nature Biotechnology.

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Adios to academia

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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.

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Career success: Reframe your thinking

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Junior researchers must abandon the notion that an academic science career is the only one that counts, says Sharon Milgram, director of the Office of Intramural Training and Education at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. At the same time, she says, it is also crucial to know how to reach out to others and how to talk with them one-on-one, and how to develop and maintain resilience.

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