Are we asking too much of our doctoral students and postdocs? (matthiasrillig.substack.com)

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[-] AlchemicalAgent@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

I think it depends heavily not just on the PI and student, but the field of study and department as well.

[-] CamilleMellom@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

And the country!

[-] flyos@mander.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

Very true for the field of study. In Biology, there is a very different way of managing projects and students depending on whether you work in Molecular & Cellular Biology, or rather in Ecology & Evolution. I'm in the latter, and while it's not without problem, it's the land of fluffy bears compared to what some of my university friends who worked in cellular biology...

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