EUA Council for Doctoral Education
The European voice for doctoral education, bringing together a community of academic leaders and professionals
About usThe Doctoral Debate
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18 March 2020
Precarious careers: postdoctoral researchers in the Netherlands
The number of postdoc researchers is growing and while they enjoy their work and colleagues, studies in the Netherlands revealed that they experience high stress levels. Christine Teelken and Inge van der Weijden discuss mental health and the main stressors, including lack of academic career prospects, publication and grant pressure, work-life imbalance and lack of institutional support.
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06 March 2020
Why doctoral candidates should develop their teaching expertise
Developing teaching expertise alongside research will translate into a well-rounded generation of academics. Susan te Pas of Utrecht University explores in detail why it is smart to invest in teaching expertise, in particular among doctoral candidates.
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We bring together a community with know-how on supporting doctoral schools for universities at different stages of development
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EUA-CDE
EUA-CDE brings together the largest community of academic leaders and professionals working on doctoral education and research training in Europe.
260 members36 countries
Doctoral researchers are vital to the production of knowledge and to challenging the status quo. Focused on improving doctoral education in Europe, our engagement extends from university leadership to those involved in the day-to-day delivery of doctoral programmes and supervision.
Luke Georghiou,
Deputy President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor University of Manchester; EUA-CDE Steering Committee Chair