Daily Junction: Graduate News Round Up
Delivering all the news you need to know about the latest goings-on postgraduate world drawn from a range of news sources and opinion.
Graduate News (19th March, 2010)
World University News
Europe is winning the battle over the US to be the most popular place for postgraduate study: Independent
Students have been taking to the streets of Vienna to protest about planned changes under Europe's Bologna process: Times Higher Education
The majority of Chinese students who gain a PhD in the US opt to stay on in the US, rather than returning to China: University World News
University News in the UK
UK universities face a funding squeeze as the Higher Education Funding Council for England announces its budget allocation: Times Higher Education
Academic Debate
How research degrees lead the greater employability: Guardian Education
From the Blogosphere
An "insecure scholar" blogs about the trials of surviving on a series of short-term, postdoctoral research grants: Times Higher Education
A blogger wonders why more full-time lectureships are not made available, rather than temporary post-doc positions: Vitae
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Graduate News (12th March)
World University News
Eurodoc, the international umbrella organisation of associations of doctoral students and post-docs in Europe, met to discuss better European collaboration through the Bologna process: University World News
University News in the UK
Postgraduate courses could be a good option for workers in the middle of their professional careers: The Independent
Academic Debate
Does poor post-PhD support make academia an inhospitable place? Times Higher Education
Why we should #loveHE. Is Higher Education undervalued? Times Higher Education
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Graduate News (5th March)
World University News
Europe is winning the battle over the US as the most popular place for postgraduate students to study: Independent
University News in the UK
Elite universities are destined to receive most of the reduced central funding allocation for postgraduate students: Times Higher
Private school students monopolise postgraduate courses: Daily Telegraph
The Scottish Government has scrapped funding for poorer postgraduate students: Times
Postgraduate unemployment in the recession is almost half that for recent graduates with a first degree: Independent
Academic Debate
Is it really so bad to be a barista with a PhD? Why temporarily dropping out of academia can be a good thing: Inside Higher Ed
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