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Students used to get as long as they needed to complete their PhDs. But now universities are imposing submission targets. Is this the end for the next generation of original thinkers?

The UK's main graduate careers website containing vacancy information, links to international recruitment websites and general help with CVs, covering letters and interview preparation.

"The Premia resource base is home to a range of awareness and development materials for research supervisors, managers, administrators, examiners, research and generic skills trainers, disabled students and graduates, staff developers, non-disabled researchers, careers advisers and others. The aim of all the materials is to make the research environment more accessible to disabled PGR students." Developed for disabled research postgraduates includes a wide range of career s and employability related resources

General information about Australian universities

A free course from the Open University suitable for those embarking on a PhD in science, technology or mathematics.

ESRC Placement Fellows Scheme, go to >academic tab > funding opportunities - for social science researchers to spend time in an organisation (e.g. a government department) to undertake policy-relevant research and to upgrade the research skills of 'partner organisation' employees.