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30 Jul 2018 | 17:31 BST

How to track the “lost generation” of scientists

Posted by David Payne | Categories: Academia, PhD, Podcast, Postdoc

How to track the "lost generation" of scientists

“We should not consider it a disaster that someone trained to a high level doesn’t remain in academia,” Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, president of the European Research Council, told a panel discussion about science’s “lost generation” last month.  Read more

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  • academia
  • ESOF
  • PhD
  • postdoc
  • science careers

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27 Jun 2018 | 13:00 BST

How could universities and funders improve the situation for postdoctoral scientists?

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Ask the expert, Career paths, In the news, Postdoc

How could universities and funders improve the situation for postdoctoral scientists?

I’ve already written about how PhDs can prepare for and decide whether or not they should pursue a postdoc. Here, I will discuss what more universities and funding agencies should be doing as stakeholders in training and employing researchers.  Read more

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  • better postdoc
  • david bogle
  • funding
  • postdoc
  • postdoc experience
  • research institutes
  • research system
  • researcher training
  • universities

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25 Jun 2018 | 13:00 BST

What should you get from being a postdoc?

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Ask the expert, Career paths, Careers articles, Europe, In the news, Postdoc, Research

What should you get from being a postdoc?

You are coming towards the end of your PhD – so what next? There are many options open to you; one obvious one is to apply for a postdoc position. You should think carefully about what you want to do and not just pursue this through inertia. I have supervised many engineering PhDs and some postdocs in my 32 years as an academic. As Head of University College London’s Doctoral School, I oversee the environment and policy for 6000 doctoral candidates and 3200 postdocs.  Read more

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  • academia
  • david bogle
  • end of phd
  • independence
  • London
  • look for in a postdoc
  • PhD
  • postdoc
  • reasons to do a postdoc

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13 Jun 2018 | 13:00 BST

How to mentor undergraduates as a postgraduate, and why it’s important

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Collaboration, Communication, Diversity, Internship, People Management, Research, US

How to mentor undergraduates as a postgraduate, and why it’s important

There’s a difference between mentoring and doling out to-do lists. This is something I’ve learned over the past year, my first as a mentor. Mentoring undergrads became part of my job only recently – in the past, research came first. Most advisors value research outcomes over mentoring, and departments certainly place more value on publications. Before this past year, I was used to just a single undergrad working in my lab, and I thought of them as worker bees, not as future colleagues.  Read more

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  • communities
  • jenn summers
  • mentoring
  • mentoring undergrads
  • postdoc
  • teaching
  • teaching in the lab
  • team building
  • training
  • undergrads
  • undergraduate

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17 Apr 2018 | 08:31 BST

Reshaping the research landscape

Posted by Karen Kaplan | Categories: Academia, Career paths, Funding, Postdoc, Report, Research, US

Reshaping the research landscape

The proposal from the advisory body in Washington DC calls for more career counselling at the graduate and postdoctoral levels, better data on career outcomes at those levels, three-year caps on postdocs under principal investigators and new non-tenure track academic research positions, among other changes. To implement all the proposals would require a US$2 billion increase to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s budget, as well as subsequent budget raises to prevent future funding bottlenecks.  Read more

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  • academia
  • biomedical research
  • career outcome
  • career paths
  • grant
  • NIH
  • postdoc
  • tenure track
  • United States

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26 Mar 2018 | 11:00 BST

The autopilot postdoc

Posted by Rebecca Wild | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, PhD, Postdoc, Research

Leader

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  • acdemia
  • career decisions
  • career path
  • david giltner
  • Karin Bodewits
  • Leaving academia
  • PhD
  • Philipp Gramlich
  • postdoc

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06 Mar 2018 | 14:00 BST

Coming to the US for a postdoc? – If I had known, part II

Posted by Rebecca Wild | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Blog, Postdoc, Research, US

Coming to the US for a postdoc? – If I had known, part II

Like many other European researchers, I moved to the US for my postdoc.  While some stay in the US, and others return to Europe after their postdocs, I’m almost certain that anyone who has followed this path will have encountered a few shocks along the way. Choosing the right fit for your postdoctoral training is just as important to choosing the right lab for your PhD. Based on my experiences, here is a list of the things that I think are worth checking in advance to avoid thinking “I wish I had known” too often.  Read more

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  • benefits
  • career development
  • elena blanco-suarez
  • fellowship
  • finances
  • funding
  • health care
  • lab policy
  • lab size
  • moving country
  • postdoc
  • research
  • US

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05 Mar 2018 | 13:00 BST

Looking for a lab to do your PhD? – If I had known, part I

Posted by Rebecca Wild | Categories: Academia, Blog, PhD, Research

Looking for a lab to do your PhD? – If I had known, part I

When I was looking for a PhD lab I had a pretty clear idea of the techniques I wanted to learn and master, and, essentially, I thought that was everything I needed to worry about. But the right PhD training is crucial to establish a good foundation for what comes next – either a job in industry, a postdoc in academia, or something away from the bench. Choosing the right lab is important, and there are considerations beyond gaining specific technical skills that need to be mulled over before making a decision. If I were to start another PhD, this is what I would look for:  … Read more

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  • academia
  • conferences
  • development
  • elena blanco-suarez
  • industry
  • Lab
  • network
  • PhD
  • postdoc
  • supervision
  • techniques
  • training
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02 Mar 2018 | 13:00 BST

A year in the life: from the lab bench to the writing desk

Posted by Rebecca Wild | Categories: Academia, Blog, Career paths, Mobility, Postdoc

A year in the life: from the lab bench to the writing desk

Leaving’s never easy. Especially when leaving a world as complex and intricate as academia, says Judith Reichel.  Read more

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  • academia
  • alternative career
  • career change
  • career path
  • journalism
  • Judith Reichel
  • Leaving academia
  • network
  • postdoc
  • scientific writing

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26 Jan 2018 | 13:00 BST

Dummy no more: When to accept you’re no longer a beginner

Posted by Rebecca Wild | Categories: Blog, Career paths, PhD, Postdoc, Research

Dummy no more: When to accept you’re no longer a beginner

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  • atma ivancevic
  • career
  • experience
  • imposter syndrome
  • improving
  • interview
  • PhD
  • postdoc
  • scientist
  • skills
  • student
  • trainee

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