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Methyl Stenbolone

henry5th wrote 1 week ago: Structure: Nomenclature: 2,17α-dimethyl-5α-androsta-1-en-17β-ol-3-one, or 2,17a-Dimethyl-17b-hydroxy … more →

Tags: Prohormone and Designer Steroid Profiles, prohormone, methyl sten, Ultradrol, anteus

PhD Visa rules5 comments

DundeePhysics wrote 1 week ago: Last year I had an enquiry from a prospective PhD canidate, from Libya. He seems like a decent enoug … more →

Tags: Science, Policy, University, Higher Education, UK Visa, geek manifesto

Finding Meaningful Employment3 comments

hughcurtler wrote 2 weeks ago: A recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, written by a graduate student in English at t … more →

Tags: Education 2, harvard, On-line education, University of Cincinnatti, Job Market, Humanities, Lacanian analyses, English

What did EPSRC do? Part 3: Changes to PhD studentships2 comments

DundeePhysics 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 →

Tags: Physics, Research, Science, Policy, EPSRC, DTA, DTC

Two years after graduation, humanities PhDs have higher incomes than life science PhDs who graduate from Canadian universities

pejiaoter wrote 3 weeks ago: It is close to common knowledge that people in the humanities (i.e. philosophy, history, cultural st … more →

Tags: Education, Canada, Income

International Institute for Environment & Development joins panel for PhD Employer Forum - Careers in Natural Resources & Environmental Sustainability

UCL Careers Service wrote 3 weeks ago: New speaker just signed up for this event which aims to provide PhD and other research students with … more →

Tags: Events, PhD, Research, careers, Environment, Natural resources

Number Of PhD Recipients Using Food Stamps Soars1 comment

Michael Krieger wrote 3 weeks ago: This article from the Huffington Post really says it all.  If you aren’t on Wall Street borrow … more →

Tags: news items, food stamps, Unemployment, huffington post

The Graduate Depression.4 comments

Ellie Jenkins 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 →

Tags: My words, Student Life, Students, University, Education, Degrees, doctorates

From PhD to Philanthropist

universalgivingteam wrote 1 month ago: This is a guest post from Sofia Rasmussen. A PhD throws many doors wide open, from teaching position … more →

Tags: Giving, Volunteering, Philanthropy, Online Education, doctors, Professors

LANDSCAPE BY THE RAILSIDE2 comments

Waldo "Wally" Tomosky 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 →

Tags: Philosophical, Poetry, old timers, Teenagers, Blacks, Whites, corporate raides, Economists, Immigrants

Quotable: Happy Bonin

me 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 →

Tags: Everything, Friends

Why should theoretical science be funded?

Adam Bohn wrote 2 months ago: As you may have gathered from my previous rambling post, Spring is here.  This means lots of work fo … more →

Tags: mathematics, Probability, statistics, Cryptography, Internet, Funding, Academia, cern, PhD thesis

Applying Myself

heartsandhummus wrote 2 months ago: So, apparently people REALLY liked my “Things I want to learn” post because my blog got … more →

Tags: School, vintage, The Recruiting Officer, Donmar, Ladbroke Grove, portabello market, Kensal Rise, pop-up, Yogurt

New Data on Jobs in Sociology and Other Social Sciences

asaresearch 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 →

Tags: Research Briefs: Faculty, Surveys, ASA Job Bank Survey, Current Projects, Job Market, Asa News, Employment, Sociology, American Sociological Association

Reminder to self: Life is NOT a race2 comments

Becca wrote 4 months ago: Okay, as several of the other blogs I follow have mentioned recently – they’ve been a bi … more →

Tags: Jobs, Life Musings, Motivation, Turning 30

PhDs in the Job Market: Comparing Sociology With Other Disciplines

asaresearch 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 →

Tags: Surveys, ASA Job Bank Survey, Research By Others, Current Projects, Job Market, Graduate Students, Sociology, social sciences, job market

Looking for Data on Sociology?2 comments

asaresearch wrote 5 months ago: Want to know how many bachelors degrees were awarded in sociology in 1990? Or maybe how sociology fa … more →

Tags: Master's Degrees, faculty salaries, Research By Others, Faculty and Majors, Funding, Job Market, Graduate Students, Membership, Asa News

Thinking of Applying for a PhD in Physics or Astronomy?15 comments

telescoper wrote 6 months ago: This afternoon I gave a short talk to our final-year students about postgraduate research in which I … more →

Tags: Education 2, astronomy, EPSRC, Physics, posgraduate applications, STFC, University Research

Can cell phones cause cancer?

metrotroops wrote 7 months ago: Celebrity Claire Danes disagrees on how people claim that cell phones cause cancer. She believes the … more →

Tags: Entertainment, Cancer, Celebrity, Cell, Claire, Danes, phones


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