What is a postdoc? A postdoc is atemporary funded research positionat a university or in industry. Postdocs work under the supervision of a research group or established academic and are considered an employee, unlike PhD students. Some roles will include teaching responsibilities and assistant su...
What is a research Master’s Degree? This type of degree involves learning through research, and are viewed as valuable preparation for those looking to study a PhD. Students who undertake a research Master's degree will receive less tutor support and be required to spend more time working ind...
This is a competition funded studentship and more projects are advertised then places available. Emergency Department (ED) pressures arise each year over the winter period in England ( ‘winter pressures’). The healthcare system has piloted a range of schemes in order to help manage pressures by...
Generic competition changed the market and decreased the price of medicines [78]. The last study in this theme is a retrospective analysis from Pakistan of trends in the introduction of new molecular entities (NMEs) and first entry generics following the introduction of product patents. In the ...
The massive expansion of US higher education after World War II is a sociological puzzle: a spectacular feat of state capacity-building in a highly federat
In general, successful PhD candidates are going to have higher GRE scores than master’s candidates. This is simple logic; there are far fewer spots available in PhD programs than in master’s programs, and the applicant quality is usually higher. So because the competition for PhD spots is ...
“I inherited a shit-ton of money, and I continue to hoard it and use it to put the competition out of business so I can monopolize a particular corner of the market. And I don’t care who suffers from my actions as long as I come out on top.”–“But that’s not fair,” ...
In most countries you’ll need a professional teaching qualification to pursue careers in teaching, although there are some cases (such as private schools and tertiary level institutions) when a degree is sufficient, although preference may be given to those with a master’s or PhD and some tea...
s degree in subjects useful to the development of the teacher and the curriculum and, I am proud to say, it also supports people like me undertaking a PhD. This is something that the UCET statement really opens up for me: what types of knowledges are useful when teaching in further ...
A“fully funded” PhD or master’s program is a program that offers a “full funding” package to all students accepted to the program. Full funding is full tuition coverage plus an annual living stipend for the duration of your studies. Full funding can come in the form of a “no-...