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Why good PhD information is too hard to findA recent report highlights the challenges in doctoral applications – especially for students from less advantaged backgroundsAnalysis · 16 Oct 2026
A roadmap for reversing the decline in dental researchersDental Schools Council working group sets out recommendationsNews · 28 Sep 2026
The Research Professional Futures projectFirst insights shared at International Research Culture ConferenceNews · 24 Sep 2026
New report considers the landscape for independent researchersThe research system remains too “institution-centered”, warns NCACENews · 21 Sep 2026
The latest data on global talent visasHome Office quarterly statistics, with breakdowns by nationalityNews · 27 Aug 2026
PRISM launches its new strategyThe network for research investment and strategy managers scopes out its next five years of workNews · 6 Aug 2026
A further expansion to the global talent visaThe government has announced an expansion of the global talent visa, widening the number of organisations which can employ those holding an award or grant from…News · 6 Aug 2026
British Academy on the weakening teaching-research nexusThe traditional relationship between teaching and research in academic careers is weakening due to the rise in teaching-only contracts, the British Academy has…News · 15 Jul 2026
“Worrying trends” in the clinical academic workforce continueThe clinical academic workforce is a good example of where UK medical science is “under strain,” according to a snapshot assessment from the Academy of Medical…News · 14 Jul 2026
Research supervision report tracks disciplinary differencesA new piece of research from the Next Generation Research SuperVision Project (RSVP) digs into the differences in experience of doctoral supervisors in…News · 10 Jul 2026
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