Round three applications for the Australian government's National Industry PhD Program encouraging research co-design between universities and industry are now open. The program was built in response to university research delivering knowledge and innovation opportunities to the industries PhD candidates ...

Universities should review their PhD courses to ensure students gain professional skills and develop a network to help them land a job after they graduate, according to a new study. Research from Monash University has found a growing number of ...

As of 2019, Australian universities produced about 10 thousand PhD graduates each year, a number that kept growing in the previous 20 years while increasing the competitiveness of the academic job market.  A recent study from the University of Sydney analysed over ...

Dr David Bottomley may look old, but he barely sounds it. Having recently completed his thesis, the 94-year-old now holds the title of 'oldest PhD graduate in Australian history'. When he speaks, it is evident he's learned. He is eloquent, ...

Eniola David Ibraheem, the second of four children, hails from Nigeria. He initially studied international law and diplomacy, and worked as a mediator in his home country. Now, as a Masters in Social Work student at Monash University, he could ...

As the Socceroos prepare for the first game of their fifth World Cup campaign, the foundation named in honour of the captain in their first World Cup appearance is sponsoring a new PhD scholarship at The University of Sydney. The ...

"I have no patience for people who tell me that a person with a PhD who starts a company, or goes into the public service, is a waste of a good academic researcher. "The purpose of a PhD is to ...

A study of 3,659 PhD students in Flanders, Belgium found that over a third - well above the proportion in comparison groups - were at a high risk of having or developing a psychiatric disorder, especially depression. Competing work/life demands, job demands and ...

'Work smarter, not harder' may be a hackneyed adage, but the University of Melbourne is putting it to use. It has developed Write Smarter: Feel Better - a mental health and productivity program for graduate research students. By offering communal writing sessions ...

Not all PhDs have an experience as unsavoury as that of Karin Bodewits. However, like her, many have difficulty finding a job post-graduation. Researchers may have found a solution to this. Using AI technology, a team from ANU and the CSIRO canvassed around 30,000 job ...