PhD
Coverage of PhD in the Nexus archive.
- The NSF’s Ph.D.-to-Industry Pipeline Push
The majority of STEM Ph.D. graduates secure jobs outside academia, a transition that some universities already assist with. Recognizing this trend, the National Science Foundation is now investing millions to boost preparation efforts for these students.
- Embrace emerging technologies, students told at NIT-A.P. convocation
NIT Andhra Pradesh awarded 644 B.Tech and 53 Ph.D. degrees at its eighth convocation. iLabs Group Chairman urged graduates to focus on manufacturing and innovation.
- IIT Palakkad convocation on July 18
The IIT Palakkad convocation will take place on July 18, with 307 students graduating from BTech, MTech, MSc, MS, and PhD programs.
- I’m burnt out and leaving academia. How do I finish my PhD?
The article discusses burnout in academia and how individuals can cope with it to finish their PhD. Burnout is a systemic problem that requires individual steps to overcome. The article was published in Nature on May 6, 2026.
- What elite sport prepared me for in the lab — and what it didn’t
The article discusses how the author's experience as a goalkeeper in elite sports prepared them for handling failure during their PhD research, though there were aspects of academic work that sports did not equip them for.
- Tufts University student targeted by Trump administration completes PhD
Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University student targeted by the Trump administration for co-writing a pro-Palestinian op-ed, completed her PhD in the US and returned to Turkey to begin her career. She was detained by immigration agents in 2023 amid heightened scrutiny of pro-Palestinian activism during US college protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.