Questions tagged [united-kingdom]
On standards or conventions specific to the higher education system in United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), which differs in structure and style from the systems in other parts of the world.
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Unhappy with PhD - Can I use my research assistantship to switch field? Or do something else drastic?
I've just started a 2nd year of a PhD student at a UK 'Russel Group' uni - something I had dreamt about for ~decade. Half of my funding comes from a lab, half is from UKRI. Really naive, I know, but I ...
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Do UK faculty members have to obtain ATAS every year?
An international student or postdoc from a list of certain countries has to obtain an ATAS certificate before being able to applying for a UK visa, and that certificate has to be obtained again every ...
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Will PI salary provided by a research grant be deducted from their university salary?
(Considering the fact that this question is specifically about the UK academic system,) this webpage says
Applicants are expected to spend an average of at least 50% of full
time working on the ...
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What should I do if the potential supervisor copied my email to another potential supervisor who has already rejected me?
I contacted potential supervisor A (UK university), and A told me he is not sure whether he could supervise me. He copied my email to potential supervisor B (UK university), and the very awkward thing ...
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How much time to hear back after a UK academic interview?
From your experience, how soon did you hear back from an academic interview in the UK? The Department with which I had an interview for a lecturer role said that they needed to appoint someone asap ...
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Are academic groups allowed to use grant funds to hedge against exchange rate changes?
If an academic group receives a multi-year grant denominated in a currency different from that that they pay salaries, can they use some of the grant to hedge against changes in the relative value of ...
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Can someone do an academic PhD after finishing a BBA or an MBA?
Can someone be accepted into an academic Ph.D. program after finishing a BBA and/or an MBA and with no other degree?
If so, why? As far as I know, BBA and MBA are professional degrees.
If not, how can ...
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How hard is it to find a job in the academia with a Muslim name in the UK?
I found the following article on the Internet:
Candidates with Muslim-sounding names are three times more likely to be passed over for jobs
What is the situation in the case of acadamia?
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Does the Newton International Fellowship holder get salary?
The Newton International Fellowship supports the development and training of postdoctoral researchers at an early stage of their career from any country outside the UK, by providing an opportunity to ...
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UK visa- does certificate of sponsorship still necessary when your postdoc salary covered by a outside institution?
I got a postdoctoral scholarship from a Turkish Science Institution. It covers a monthly stipend for a year and travel expenses.
A university in the UK accepted me as a "postdoctoral fellow"....
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Late start times of university lectures
My son is starting university (in the UK) next week and has been given his timetable. The face to face lectures are from 5pm or 6pm until 7pm (just one starts earlier than this on a Friday, 1-2pm). ...
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Asking a correspondent to be an external examiner
I'm a PhD candidate at a UK university.
I believe that normally a candidate's supervisor would be the person to invite someone to be an external examiner for the thesis.
In my particular case, however,...
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Is it appropriate in the UK to approach a PhD supervisor about funding in the first contact email?
I have already completed my undergraduate and masters studies in continental Europe (engineering/natural sciences, very applied field) and am currently applying for PhD positions starting autumn 2023.
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What's the most respectful way to let my current advisor know I might have a different research interest later?
I am an incoming physics student at a UK university for a 1-year master's degree. I just completed my undergraduate studies at a US university and deferred a year for their PhD admission (currently ...
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Turning down a MSCA Fellowship due to personal circumstances? [closed]
I am a early career researcher with less than 5 years of postdoc experience since my PhD. After a few years of chaining up short term postdocs I've finally been successfully awarded an MSCA global ...
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Can I get PhD without enrolling into full-time program in UK
I have some publications in top NLP (Computer science field) conferences and a few will be published soon. I worked under not fully academic project but results include publication in the same NLP ...
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What is meant by "representative of a University" in French universities?
I am planning to visit a British laboratory. They asked me to sign a form by the representative of my home university. I do not understand who this representative is supposed to be: our director or ...
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How to get Italian High School transcript for UK University admission [closed]
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If no transcript is available it seems that the 4 pages paper certificate given with the diploma, where are stated the number of hours for each topic and for each year, comprehensive of the ...
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How should I reply if the potential supervisor ask me whether I contacted other potential supervisor?
I received a response from potential supervisor, in her response , she said ' I would, in principle be happy for you to apply to the university'. then she asked me whether I contacted with Professor ...
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How to/Should I ask for more time to make a decision between Phd offers
I'm a Congolese grad student who has received two PhD scholarship offers.
I got the first quite a while ago but when I saw the call for the Irish program I applied because it fit everything I've been ...
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Can one attend a conference in the UK with a mere tourist visa?
Is it ok to attend a conference on a tourist visa, or is it considered "unpaid work"?
I am going to a conference in England in December. As a French citizen, I wondered if I needed a visa, ...
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Is it appropriate to invite professor/potential PhD advisor for a coffee?
I am an incoming master's (international) student at a UK university. A few days ago I sent an email to a professor who I really want to work with (if I can get into the PhD program there, to which I ...
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I am an international PhD student and I want to do a visiting research VISA, Which type of visa should I do ? ( I want finance myself )
I am a Tunisian PhD student, at my last year of PhD, I found a lab from UK and I want to do a visiting research PhD with them (during 7 months), PS: I will finance myself. I don't have a big ...
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Is it generally possible to spend 2 years on a 1-year integrated master's program in the UK?
I am about to begin an integrated master's (MSc) program at a UK university (in STEM major). The course is very short (9 months), but the lectures/materials are very intense. I want to pursue a PhD at ...
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Finished MMath in 2018. Should I undertake a MSc in Statistics to evidence prerequisite knowledge for a Statistics PhD?
I graduated with an MMath degree in 2018 and am interested in applying for a PhD in Statistics. However, I don't have a Statistics MSc and have been outside of formal undergraduate maths education for ...
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To what extent would my nationality and my research topic impact my chance to get research grants in the UK?
As a new lecturer in a UK university, I am willing to apply for an EPSRC "First Investigator Award". The (STEM) topic I have in mind is kind of related to autonomous nuclear operations. I ...
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How long will I receive the conferred letter after my phd thesis's corrections have been accepted by examiners? [closed]
I'm a UK phd student. I've heard from my supervisor that examiners have accepted the corrections of my phd thesis, which is really a piece of good news but still can't release my panic, because I need ...
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How to finish my medical training in the UK as an immigrant?
I was studying in medical university in Russia for two years and was in the top of my class, but circumstances led me to Wales, UK around 4 years ago (I'd soon be eligible to apply for a UK ...
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Strategy as a PhD student for earning good letters of recommendation in 1-3 years
I'm a PhD student in a 3-4 year program (UK), nearing the end of my first year.
I want to stay in academia, so I want to have good LORs. I was wondering how to earn good LORs that I may need in 1....
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Are UK PhD studentships provided by PI grants or by their departments?
I have been recently accepted a lecturer position in a UK-based institution (which is supposed to be started in a couple of months). I had a discussion with my current postdoc supervisor (in a North ...
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How to check if a person is faculty - confusing titles in UK academia
I am a master's student in physics, from outside the UK and I'm not familiar with the academic hierarchy/titles in the UK. I am working (remotely) with an academic from a prominent UK university, and ...
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What are the typical components of job application packets for Lecturer/Assistant Professor positions at UK universities?
I come from the US academic system (well, mostly), so please pardon my ignorance; I couldn't find a lot of information online so I ask this here. It appears to me that most of the UK lecturer/...
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How did the rise in fees for UK universities change the way things function?
Tuition fees for UK universities rose to £9,000 a year for the 2012–13 academic year (not in Scotland for Scottish or EU students).
Other than meaning students had a larger debt to pay back to the ...
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Do I need to tell my PhD supervisor that I am taking another part-time job?
I am starting my PhD this September in the UK. And I am thinking about taking up a part-time job. But I am not sure if I should discuss with my supervisors and ask for their permission first?
The part-...
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How to deal with the lack of communication from the university (both HR and department) after accepting their lectureship offer?
I just accepted a lectureship position (offered by a UK institute) almost 15 days ago. As an international individual, I am supposed to apply for a Skilled Worker Visa supported by a sponsorship ...
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Qualities to look for in a PhD Supervisor [duplicate]
I am currently looking for a suitable PhD advisor in a relatively new and uncommon discipline which is only offered by a limited number of institutes, thus supervisors are of limited choices too. ...
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Should I negotiate visiting lecturer pay with my previous department
I recently left an full-time academic position in the UK for industry and the department wants me to continue to teach a module I have been in charge of as a visiting lecturer in future.
I do enjoy ...
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How rude is it for a grad student to be late to a professor's valedictory lecture?
I'm a gradate student at a UK university. Today, I faced a difficult situation and I'm not sure if my decision was right, so I'd like to hear your opinions (I'm not a native English speaker so I ...
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Chance to get a PhD offer in UK? Taught master with distinction (last year) but third class honour bachelor degree (over 15 years ago)
I am looking at doing a PhD in UK with a recent taught master degree (just graduated last year with distinction, all courses with A grades). However, my first bachelor degree was only in third class (...
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Applying to academic positions in UK without teaching experience
I'm originally from the UK and did my PhD there. After that I left the UK and have over 10 years experience in academia, but my positions have all been research-only. I have never given lectures (...
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Getting a Lecturer Position in the UK
I am an electrical engineer working in the industry for some time. I have completed my PhD from Oxbridge comparatively recently. During my PhD, I have published two IEEE journal papers. Although, I ...
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PhD-Application: After how many weeks (approximately) is it fine to ask the committee if I didn't receive any decision?
I have applied for a PhD position at a university in UK at the end of January (in time before the deadline, which was also at the end of January). Shortly after, I was invited to an interview, which (...
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What is the best way to approach professors in Europe about the possibility of an internship (as an unfunded, international student)?
I live in an Asian country and completed my master's in Math in June 2020. I want to do a PhD in Europe, but I have had some difficulties in finding a suitable position. I do not believe doing a PhD ...
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How can we persuade university in England to minimize the number of staff involved, for daughter's request to extend maximum study period?
My daughter needs to extend maximum period of study, by reason of physical and mental MultiComorbidities. Her program manager emailed her the procedure like Nottingham University's.
Students do not ...
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Is it a red flag if a university explicitly disregards noting the work load in a lecturer contract?
Yesterday, I received a permanent lectureship offer from a UK university whose job description explicitly included two points:
1- The research workload and teaching workload are %80 and %20, ...
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What are appropriate measures to keep use of reference managers within the GDPR?
The GDPR (or national legislation implementing it) places requirements on anyone who processes personally identifiable data concerning residents of the EU and the UK. As per this question the GDPR ...
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Can a research associate in UK supervise a PhD position in UK?
I have completed my master's from a country in Latin America in Mathematics in October 2021. I want to do PhD in Europe in Algebra.
I was looking at the profiles of Algebra groups of the Universities ...
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Why is it so hard to get PhD funding in the UK for international students?
In general, it's fairly difficult to get a funded PhD position in the UK, if you're an international student.
An international grad student in the UK has essentially a few options, such as: (1) ultra-...
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Rejecting an accepted PhD offer for another - Would really appreciate some advice/opinions! [duplicate]
I just got some great news that I have been offered a full studentship on a PhD program that's currently my second most favourite option. I have only until March 16th to accept it or reject it. In the ...
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Maternity Pay for postdoc on Professor's ESRC grant in the UK
How does maternity pay work if you are a postdoc on a professor's ESRC grant in the UK? Does it depend on the university policy, or is it defined by the ESRC? I understand generally how the university ...
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