Although an increasing number of PhD holders will continue their careers outside academia,
we know little about their further career prospects. To develop a better understanding of how …

What factors are associated with career outcomes among biomedical PhDs? Research to
date has focused on drivers of interest in (and intention to pursue) various careers …

Here, I provide data from a longitudinal survey that suggests that male entomology doctoral
graduates are more successful at getting scientific positions than female graduates are. I …

The polar regions provide valuable insights into the functioning of the Earth's regulating
systems. Conducting field research in such harsh and remote environments requires strong …

Although active learning methodologies promote students' creativity and motivation
regarding learning objectives, traditional unidirectional teaching methods remain more …

The biggest choke point in an academic career is going from postdoc to principal
investigator (PI): moving from doing someone else's research to getting other people to do …

To attain a faculty position, postdoctoral fellows submit job applications that require
considerable time and effort to produce. Although mentors and colleagues review these …

Despite limited opportunities for tenured academic positions, the number of PhD graduates
in Social Sciences has steadily risen in countries with developed research systems. The …

We contend that the work scientists do is entrepreneurial because they are in the business
of discovering, evaluating, and exploiting opportunities to create new knowledge. In this …

ABSTRACT Aim/Purpose This qualitative study was conducted to illuminate the under-
researched aspect of doctoral students' career decision-making by examining their internal …