Funding crisis jeopardises Ph.D.s

Prisons face hep C-treatment funding crisis.

Funding decisions

Funding decision is one of the financial strategic decisions of a corporation. There are also two other finan-cial strategic decisions that a corporation faces, the investment and the dividend decision. This paper de-scribes briefly the investment and the dividend decision, although its main focus is on funding decision. In de-scribing the funding decision the researchers will first explain the...

Panel: Alternative Careers for Biomedical Informatics PhDs

The number of doctoral training programs in informatics increases every year, however not every doctoral candidate wishes to pursue a traditional career in academia. In addition, the knowledge and skills acquired through scientific training at the doctoral level can be valuable, even critical, for a number of career paths outside of academic research and teaching. This panel will present a dive...

Greek Astronomy PhDs: The last 200 years

We have recently compiled a database with all doctoral dissertations (PhDs) completed in modern Greece (1837-­‐2014), in the general area of astronomy and astrophysics, as well as in space and ionospheric physics. A preliminary statistical analysis of the data is presented along with a discussion of the general trends observed.

Why Don't More ICT Students Do PhDs?

Compared to many other disciplines, ICT has relat ively few students choosing to continue into doctoral studies. We have explored some of the perceived barriers to undertaking doctoral studies in ICT in three Australian universities. Current students were surveyed to establish their post-course intentions regarding employment and further study. Their reasons for not choosing to go onto research...