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Who gets to be a doctoral researcher?

Who gets to be a doctoral researcher?

The limited diversity of the research profession is a global problem, with those who are minoritised on the basis of gender, race, caste, ability, class and socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and citizenship status (among other reasons) facing systemic disadvantages in becoming a research professional. Limited diversity in the research profession means not only that the […] … learn more→

What is an “original contribution”?

Many doctoral researchers worry about what ‘original’ in original contribution to knowledge means. They worry whether their research will be seen as original enough. They worry which of the multiple ways in which original might be interpreted will be applied to their thesis. The notion of original seems to carry with it the idea of […] … learn more→