The e Futures of Doctoral Education virtual debate – the first in the Pembroke College Higher Education Debates – is about the growing concern over the 'excess supply' of PhD graduates compared to academic job opportunities, and a questioning of whether the current PhD is fit for purpose given that so many PhD graduates are entering non-academic posts and roles. This half hour rant is a combination of several blog posts I have written throughout the pandemic, questioning key assumptions about the PhD, particularly the centrality of the dissertation. There's a mild amount of swearing in this one :-)

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Inger Mewburn, @thesiswhisperer, talks to Chris Caterine about his forthcoming book 'Leaving academia: a practical guide' which will be available from September 2020 via Princeton University Press. In the interview we find out what motivated Chris to write the book, his own transition from academia to a marketing job in the private sector and some advice on how to talk your way out of academia and into a whole new field. His book can be purchased via the Princeton University Press site here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691200200/leaving-academia

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