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What’s up doc? blog for postgraduate researchers
Welcome to What's up doc?. Articles and comments are invited by all postgraduate researchers and those interested in their development. Therefore the views expressed are personal and not necessarily Vitae's. To keep this a supportive, welcoming online community please abide by the terms of reference.
Were you part of UCAS 2005/6?
If so, your participation would be much appreciated in a national survey investigating students’ progress through higher education and their experiences in the graduate labour market. It would be great to see a solid response from people who have gone on to do doctoral research!
27 February 2012
Categories: career
Career intentions of doctoral researchers or ‘What do you want to do when you grow up?’
Vitae releases a report on the career intentions of doctoral researchers this week. A survey of over 4,500 current postgraduate researchers investigated the career intentions of doctoral researchers and their career decision-making to date. Read on for some highlights…
23 February 2012
Categories: career, development
Vacancy visiting fellow at Ghent University - investigating doctoral researchers’ career trajectories
The Centre for Research and Development Monitoring (ECOOM) at Ghent University has a 6 month visiting fellowship for a researcher to investigate academic careers in Flanders and more specifically doctoral researchers’ career trajectories.
23 February 2012
Categories: career, development, mobility, research staff
Digital researcher assignment
Our group task for digital researcher event is to mount an exhibition on what it means to be a digital researcher. As it is a group effort, this distils a LOT of discussion. Here it is...
20 February 2012
Categories: practical tips
A rift between disciplines?
In a Science editorial, Gottfried Schatz argues that a rift is forming between different specialties in biology, in analogy with the rift that may have formed between the sciences and the humanities a long time ago. Is that the case and should we be doing something about it?
10 February 2012
Categories: Research, career, development, Community
Job opportunity with Research Councils UK
Research Councils UK is currently recruiting for a Policy Manager to join their Public Engagement with Research team.
03 February 2012
Categories: career
Are you a visual learner?
This post doesn’t really do what it says on the tin…. A collection of research related visuals.
03 February 2012
Categories:
Whose responsibility is it anyway?
Whose job is it to ensure that data are backed up in case of disaster striking? And who is expected to be responsible for ensuring that hazards are reported in order to prevent a disaster from striking?
03 February 2012
Categories: practical tips
Fancy a career in Medical Communications? Careers event and job opportunity
02 February 2012
Categories: Research, career, development, research staff, training, support, CVs
10 Things They Don't Tell You Before You Begin Your PhD
Have you embarked on your 1st year doctoral training with a feeling of relief that finally you have a 'job' and are earning some quids to fend for yourself? Fantastic! But, there are a few things you will realise only once you have started.
31 January 2012
Categories: Learning, Research, career, development, training, support, practical tips
