Hi everyone, I’ve been delayed in writing my latest blog post by attending courses, helping new PhD students and supervising work experience students, which...
Katie Shives is a PhD candidate in Microbiology at the University of Colorado. During her free time she writes about microbiology-related topics at microbematters.org,...
Since my last post I have submitted my PhD (yay!). So, I thought the best way to update you on my progress was to summarize, from my own experience, what I have...
When some people outside academia ask about the role of a postdoctoral researcher, they expect that it is mainly a teaching job. It is surprising for them to find...
Science is an extremely competitive field, getting research funding requires an excellent track record and researchers judge themselves against their peers. I wrote...
As a grad student, I often joked with people about how we must cater to the needs of undergrads. Their parents were paying big bucks, and who would want their little...
Working parents (and moms, especially) have muddled through the demands of raising their children and doing work for thousands of years. As a mom and young assistant...
I recently wrote that the major ways to handle schedule changes in grad school are to set your priorities, budget your time, and know your limits. I also discussed...
An adjustment change that many graduate students have to go through is figuring out how to balance their social lives and academic lives. Undergraduates have plenty of...
I hope everyone is enjoying the start of spring and is still pushing forward in their graduate school journey. My next series will be about how to best adjust to...
The people of India were spectators to the Chandraya 2 mission. The most ambitious mission homemade in India has paved its way to show the technical expertise...
Mandi: Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Researchers have developed an algorithm to process 100 years of data of the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) Rainfall. It will also factor...
Taking pride in being Indian is one of the things we all are endowed with but being able to break those colonial black robes and celebrating it too is another.
Back in...
Virology is the study of viruses — submicroscopic, parasitic particles of genetic material contained in a protein coat - and virus-like agents. This field frequently uses laboratory...
After celebrating the three scientists from east India, rewarding this lady who has been thoroughly involved in the launch of Chandrayaan-2: Ritu Karidhal
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With every stream having its challenges, students in biology often believe that the best path to scientific growth and success after a master’s degree is qualifying NET,...
We all have known about the morbid and mortality diseases that have been caused over the years by bacterial infections. The development of antibiotics has not yet let to the cease of these...
The decision to reduce the minimum requirements for enrolling into a Ph.D. course from a minimum of 5 years to 4 years is receiving support from the universities. Where some...
Congratulating every scientist who has led down his hand in the successful launch of India’s momentous moon mission Chandrayaan II on July 22, 2019.
The two...
Chennai: A lot of discussions has been on the table. Recently a lot of thought about the Ph.D. and postgraduate degrees as prevalent in the Indian system.
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New Delhi: The Centre is working on a proposal to grant scholarships to meritorious Indian students aspiring to pursue PhD at top 200 global...
New Delhi : The concerned raise by various quarters about the quality of research in the country and duplication of subjects on which Phd is done has finally...
Women have again shown an outstanding performance in the doctor of philosophy (PhD) degrees.
Pu held its 68th Convocation and bagged two-thirds (67%) of the...
MUMBAI: Top Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have seen an unprecedented increase in the number of research scholars graduating with a doctoral degree.
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A panel has been set up to decide the monthly incentives for PhD students within one or two month's period of time, an official confirmed in a press conference held at the...
Hyderabad: The Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry recently notified that PhD will be mandatory for the direct recruitment of assistant professors in Indian universities. From...
New Delhi: With the Narendra Modi government entering its second term in office, the Ministry for Human Resource Development (MHRD) and University Grants Commission (UGC)...
An empowered committee, set up to enhance the fellowship of PhD students, will workout the incentives for research scholars in a month or two, a senior official said...
The news that created a buzz when it came out first on 1st may 2018.Resharing it in 2019
From 2021, a PhD will be a must for teaching at university level ,...
New Delhi: Delhi University Teachers’ Association (DUTA) has written to the chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), DP Singh, against the five...
NEW DELHI:
UGC has notified amendments in the regulations for award of M.Phil. and PhD. The...
The premium B schools were reconsidered by the UGC for the admission s in the Ph.D. course. For the larger part, the decision came for the b.tech students seeking admission into...
The year 2018 saw major reforms in the education sector. Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar came up with landmark decisions to ensure quality, equity, accessibility,...
The UGC recently decided to mandatory the NET examination for the scholarship under Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) for minority students for the academic session of...
Scholars from prominent science and technology institutes like Indian Institute of science education and research Pune (IISER) and council of scientific and industrial research...
EST 2019: The online registration process for the Joint Entrance Screening Test (JEST) 2019 will start from November 10 on the official website, the link for which is...
The IIT revised the courses to nearly double for the master and research courses after receiving the title of Eminence Institute.
The dean assistant of the PG Research,...
Funny, inexpensive, useful e-book, with great cartoons, for anyone getting a Ph.D., thinking about it, or who knows someone getting one
Indian skipper MS Dhoni has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the De Montfort University in Leicester
In this talk, LS Shashidhara talks about the future of the life sciences in India, specifically for young persons in..
Shell and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) have partnered on a cutting edge
A fun look at a typical day in the life of a PhD student.
