Career Feature, Career Column, Career News and Career Brief in 2014

More female students must take up physical sciences to meet demand in UK technical sectors.

UK invests in postgraduate training in physical sciences, maths and engineering.

Sweden seeks to allow foreign postgraduates to stay on for work.

Success rate for UK government grants is lower for women, analysis reveals.

US public universities give higher salary increases than do private universities, finds poll.

Erasmus Plus grants off-limits for student exchanges in and out of Switzerland.

UK report seeks to quantify diversity in the country's scientific workforce.

Breaks due to childcare are associated with lower wages for female physicians.

Female researchers avoid collaborating with lower-ranked female colleagues.

Government grant will use fellowships to increase the number of research managers.

University consortium aims to boost diversity using NSF funds.

Race presents major barrier to advancement in the behavioural sciences, says study.

Protégés receive scant counsel on work–life conflicts.

Junior researchers need stronger career guidance.

Rise in enrolments for professional science masters programmes slows down.

European universities broaden PhD career-path training, according to report.

References in research blogs correlated with increased journal citations.

Doctoral studentships offered for UK universities.

ERC expands grant programme for early-career researchers.

Council launches PhD studentships in quantum technologies, energy and sustainability, and robotics.