The Royal Society, the UK equivalent to most countries academies of science, recommends that PhD students should “consider and take responsibility for managing their own career expectations” in Doctoral students’ career expectations: principles and responsibilities, published on December 18th 2014. Although this is a very UK-centric piece of work, it can be extremely useful for PhD students and research universities the world over. So even if you’re not from the UK or doing a PhD in the UK, it’s worth having a look at.  Read more