Doctoral researchers and early career researchers (ECRs) are crucial to producing scientific
advancements and represent the future of academic leadership. Their research endeavours …

Student academic performance is an important indicator of doctoral education quality, but
limited research has focused on how multiple influential factors of doctoral students' …

Self-funded international PhD students bring substantial financial returns to universities, but
they are often placed in a precarious position, caught between different identities and …

A growing body of knowledge has confirmed that the journal peer-review process is an
integral part of the scientific publication process and provides demonstrable benefits to …

Concerns about mental health and wellbeing in doctoral researchers have grown in recent
years. To address these concerns, preventative strategies that seek to mitigate the onset of …

Early doctoral student sustainable development plays a pivotal role in promoting doctoral
education quality contextually. However, there are few studies analyzing the challenges and …

Purpose The purpose of the study was to examine graduate student perspectives on the
common and unique roles peer mentors and supervisors play in supporting student success …

Purpose This study aims to investigate social sciences PhD scholars' research experiences
through a qualitative lens. Researchers explored the doctoral students' research …

Increasingly there has been greater recognition of the importance of the research
environment and culture on doctoral programmes and how they affect doctoral education …

This paper examines the challenges presented by the PhD journey in the internationalised
environment of UK Higher Education and gives voice to the experiences of students. It …