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The ‘substanceless blue’ time of day
“It’s safe to say I have definitely entered another level of commitment to my PhD. It’s becoming an obsession. I find myself getting up early, not exactly the very early ‘substanceless blu… more →
Ninth Level Ireland
Methyl Stenbolone
wrote 1 week ago: Structure: Nomenclature: 2,17α-dimethyl-5α-androsta-1-en-17β-ol-3-one, or 2,17a-Dimethyl-17b-hydroxy … more →
PhD Visa rules
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wrote 1 week ago: Last year I had an enquiry from a prospective PhD canidate, from Libya. He seems like a decent enoug … more →
Finding Meaningful Employment
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wrote 2 weeks ago: A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, written by a graduate student in English at t … more →
What did EPSRC do? Part 3: Changes to PhD studentships
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Once upon a time, about 15 years ago I embarked on my PhD, paid for by an EPSRC grant. I was what wa … more →
Two years after graduation, humanities PhDs have higher incomes than life science PhDs who graduate from Canadian universities
wrote 3 weeks ago: It is close to common knowledge that people in the humanities (i.e. philosophy, history, cultural st … more →
International Institute for Environment & Development joins panel for PhD Employer Forum - Careers in Natural Resources & Environmental Sustainability
wrote 3 weeks ago: New speaker just signed up for this event which aims to provide PhD and other research students with … more →
Number Of PhD Recipients Using Food Stamps Soars
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wrote 3 weeks ago: This article from the Huffington Post really says it all. If you aren’t on Wall Street borrow … more →
The Graduate Depression.
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Time and term march on and before you know it You’re a jobless graduate, another wanna-be poet. You … more →
From PhD to Philanthropist
wrote 1 month ago: This is a guest post from Sofia Rasmussen. A PhD throws many doors wide open, from teaching position … more →
LANDSCAPE BY THE RAILSIDE
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wrote 1 month ago: I saw the tracks, they were shiny, like new, They glared in the sun, a type of silvery hue, They tra … more →
Quotable: Happy Bonin
wrote 2 months ago: Friend: won’t make it to ny but if you have time let’s have a phone chat before you leav … more →
Why should theoretical science be funded?
wrote 2 months ago: As you may have gathered from my previous rambling post, Spring is here. This means lots of work fo … more →
Applying Myself
wrote 2 months ago: So, apparently people REALLY liked my “Things I want to learn” post because my blog got … more →
New Data on Jobs in Sociology and Other Social Sciences
wrote 2 months ago: We are underway with our annual Job Bank study. This is a two-part study. First, we conduct an audit … more →
Reminder to self: Life is NOT a race
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wrote 4 months ago: Okay, as several of the other blogs I follow have mentioned recently – they’ve been a bi … more →
PhDs in the Job Market: Comparing Sociology With Other Disciplines
wrote 4 months ago: We began the new year with our annual study of the sociology job market. In this two-part study, we … more →
Looking for Data on Sociology?
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wrote 5 months ago: Want to know how many bachelors degrees were awarded in sociology in 1990? Or maybe how sociology fa … more →
Thinking of Applying for a PhD in Physics or Astronomy?
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wrote 6 months ago: This afternoon I gave a short talk to our final-year students about postgraduate research in which I … more →
Can cell phones cause cancer?
wrote 7 months ago: Celebrity Claire Danes disagrees on how people claim that cell phones cause cancer. She believes the … more →
