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Selling artwork was one way of making extra money that PhD students reported in the poll.Credit: Klaus Vedfelt/GettyA cost-of-living crisis is compelling some PhD researchers to…

The problemDear Nature,I’m a new principal investigator (PI) with my own laboratory at a prestigious university. The PhD students who make it into our programme have…

The PhD Project aimed to support underrepresented students who are pursuing a doctoral degree in business. But ED said it discriminated against students by limiting eligibility…

Many health-care workers in Myanmar joined the Civil Disobedience Movement to protest against a coup by the nation’s military.Credit: Ya Aung Thu/AFP/GettyOn 1 February 2021, Myanmar’s…

The problemDear Nature,I am a doctoral student coming to the end of my degree studying engineering safety, and I feel I’ve been left to do my…

Students are more likely to show risk-taking behaviour if their supervisors have a tendency for risky projects. Credit: GettyA researchers’ propensity for risky projects is passed…

People with PhDs say they spent years during their studies feeling exhausted and lost their work–life balance. Credit: GettyI have just started the fourth year of…

Dog walking is one way in which members of Generation Z are earning extra money on the side.Credit: GettyAmong the youngest people in the workforce —…

The UK government has finally evacuated Manar al-Houbi, the Gaza student who won a fully funded scholarship to pursue her PhD at the University of Glasgow,…

Illustration: David ParkinsThe problemDear Nature,In December 2024, I finished my PhD in biomedical chemistry in Italy, and I now find myself in that all-too-familiar early-career crisis,…