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Navigating careers in research

Careers in research are varied and rewarding.

This section covers aspects from the various career pathways, whether to undertake a doctorate, career stories, CV examples and more.

This section includes:

Should I do a doctorate?

Careers in academia

Careers beyond academia

Academic research funding

Internships and professional placements 

How to write a CV and cover letter

CV examples

Career stories

What do researchers do?

 

 

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Career pathways

Explore the various elements that comprise research career pathways – from academic careers to CV examples.

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What do researchers do?

Find out about doctoral graduate employment, activities and earnings by reading the findings of our latest What do researchers do report.

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Should I do a doctorate?

A must read if you are considering embarking on a doctoral degree, our Should I do a doctorate? page will answer the main queries.

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