Endocrine Abstracts

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It’s crowded at the top of the academic pyramid. A large percentage of doctoral graduates and research staff will not gain tenure in academic research positions. Universities now provide career advice for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, usually regarding careers outside of academia, be that in research or otherwise. What, then, for those of us that are still passionate about science and working within academia? A career in science administration may not b...

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In recent years, the integrated clinical academic pathway has made a previously seemingly chaotic career pathway far more organised. This is now a well-trodden path; for those interested in research, there are opportunities to join this pathway at every stage, from academic foundation programmes through to fellowships aimed at those post-CCT. Combining clinical training in endocrinology (and not forgetting diabetes and general internal medicine too) with research, whether basi...

We all work incredibly hard to produce a thesis that will allow us to sail through our vivas and get that piece of paper, which says we have a doctorate. The next step is to grab hold of an exciting post-doc position, where we can press the “start” button on a rather traditional career path to independence. During the course of two post-docs, the golden numbers of research articles will be written, submitted, peer-reviewed and published, allowing for a fellowship app...