... 2025 19 05 2025 © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Decent work Meaningful work Early career researchers PhD student PhD graduate postdocs It has been traditionally acknowledged that to aspire to an academic...

... the country’s capacity. Many studies of such mobility, as with studies of early career researchers generally, focus on their work-related experiences. That is, they do not incorporate the broader life considerations that can intersect with their work-career decisions. So, this study of 36 Africans who completed...

... academic success for women ECRs (early career researchers). Design/methodology/approach The study examines the perceptions of nine successful women ECRs at an Australian university. It uses collaborative autoethnography with thematic analysis of participants’ self-reflective narratives on being...

... on a synthesis of the research on doctoral education, early career researcher trajectories, research structures and academic work environment. Findings The analysis suggests the following: doctoral education reform is being driven largely by policy concerns, rather than by evidence or disciplinary intention...

...-use rights only Academic research Doctorate Early career researchers Doctoral education Doctoral training Doctoral program Furthermore, given the influence of the Oxbridge model of PhD supervision, very few universities in Australia have provided coursework as part of the PhD until...

...Lynette Browning; Kirrilly Thompson; Drew Dawson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe organisational strategies that support early career researchers in building a successful track record which can lead to a successful academic research career. Design/methodology/approach...

...Debasrita Bhakta; Ellen Boeren Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the training needs of early career researchers (ECRs) in British research-intensive universities. This paper presents a new measurement scale constructed based on the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (a national...

...Prof. Alistair McCulloch ,Dr Michelle Yvette Picard; Carolyn Gregoric; Annabelle Wilson Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore an informal interdisciplinary peer-mentoring relationship between two early career researchers. Design/methodology/approach – A case study approach...

... to attract, retain, develop and promote researchers, we carried out a study of 30 research leaders in Australia. We then designed and implemented a cohort-based career development programme for early career researchers. Findings – From our research, and the programme we developed, we have found...

... with their comments, it is not inconceivable that their sex or age might be enough to reveal their identity to some readers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2014 Early career researchers Career progression Higher education leadership Support structures There is a growing worldwide focus...

... in doing this. The paper also suggests strategies for improving reviewer development which can have benefits, especially for early career researchers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Over half of the reviewers (31 of the 45 respondents) said they had learnt to do reviews by reading...

...Elaine Walsh; Katie Anders; Sally Hancock Purpose This paper is written to add to current knowledge of the views of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) discipline early career researchers (ECRs) about creativity. It aims to explore their understandings of and attitudes towards...

...Stanley Edward Taylor Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the implications of recent changes in doctoral education for supervisors who are developing early career researchers in terms of the need to develop their professionality. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual paper...

... for early career researchers and more‐established research staff. This new researcher development pathway complements a long established and successful programme for academic teaching staff accredited by the Higher Education Academy (HEA, 2008) – an organisation funded by UK HE funding bodies to provide...