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Doctorate: The invisible costs of the thesis, between overwork and anxiety

Doctorate: The invisible costs of the thesis, between overwork and anxiety

A true intellectual journey, the doctorate can also, due to the precariousness it entails, become a veritable daily obstacle course, lastingly weakening young researchers both psychologically and economically. A look back at the lessons learned from a survey of 15 career paths in the humanities and social sciences. With Le Vacataire , published in 2025, economist Thomas […] … learn more→

After the viva/defence – then what?

After the viva/defence – then what?

There is no return to normal. There is no going back to what there was before. You have to find new ways of going on. I could be talking about the pandemic here. Yes indeed. But I’m not. I’m actually talking about life post thesis. I wrote something a long time ago about the post PhD […] … learn more→