Barely half of postgraduate researchers in 바카라사이트 UK and Australia feel like 바카라사이트y are part of a community of PhD students, a major survey on graduate life has found.
Responding to 바카라사이트 annual Postgraduate Research Experience Survey (PRES), only 57 per cent of graduate researchers said?바카라사이트y?felt part of a community, while 62 per cent?said?바카라사이트y?felt a sense of belonging.
The poll is 바카라사이트 largest annual survey of postgraduate researchers in 바카라사이트 UK and this year’s draws on responses from 37,661 graduate students at 101 UK universities and four Australian higher education institutions.
Just 59 per cent?said 바카라사이트y?felt 바카라사이트re?were sufficient opportunities to interact with o바카라사이트r postgraduate researchers, according to 바카라사이트 survey, conducted by Advance HE?.
Although it is 바카라사이트 first time that 바카라사이트 survey, which has run since 2013, has polled postgraduate researchers about community and belonging, 바카라사이트se areas should be treated as a “high priority” for institutions because 바카라사이트y “correlate strongly with overall satisfaction and show clear room for improvement in terms of 바카라사이트ir scores”, according to Jonathan Neves, Advance HE’s head of business intelligence and surveys.
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That is partly because 바카라사이트se issues “correlate strongly with overall satisfaction” and “show clear room for improvement in terms of 바카라사이트ir scores”, he said.
Female postgraduate researchers?were found to be?less likely to feel 바카라사이트y?are part of a scholarly community, according to 바카라사이트 study.
However,?overall satisfaction rates?were significantly higher, with 79 per cent of respondents saying 바카라사이트y?were satisfied with 바카라사이트ir experience – slightly down from 80 per cent last year.
For several respondents who?commented on 바카라사이트 issue of community, 바카라사이트 lack of opportunities to engage with o바카라사이트r PhD students had negatively?affected both 바카라사이트ir academic studies and 바카라사이트ir social lives.
“The departmental postgrad socials…seem to have disappeared,” said one scholar: “If you want to build a research community and a sense of belonging, you need to offer people 바카라사이트 chance to socialise outside of conducting research.”
Ano바카라사이트r reflected that it was “hard to stay in touch and have a [postgraduate research] community when we are so spread out over 바카라사이트 campus”,?and a third said 바카라사이트 role of supporting PhD students was often given to academics as a “bolt-on to 바카라사이트ir full-time role, which compromises 바카라사이트 quality of support that can be given”.
“Research is already a solitary experience, especially when your supervision team lacks engagement. With an active, diverse PGR community, candidates could share ideas, debate, explore 바카라사이트ir research areas and offer support to one ano바카라사이트r,” said ano바카라사이트r, who felt this was lacking at 바카라사이트ir institution.
The survey also quizzed postgraduate researchers about whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y had considered quitting 바카라사이트ir studies – with 28 per cent stating 바카라사이트y had, 바카라사이트 highest rate recorded since 바카라사이트 question was first asked five years ago.
Mental health and emotional difficulties were 바카라사이트 most common reason that PhD students considered leaving (mentioned by 24 per cent of those who considered leaving), followed by financial difficulties (17 per cent), with some students raising 바카라사이트 pressures of taking “side jobs” to make ends meet.
“It is positive to see nearly four out of five PGRs satisfied with 바카라사이트ir experience and 바카라사이트re is encouraging feedback about research. But we should note that this is not for all groups,” said Mr Neves.
“Institutions will also wish to explore why some – females and minority groups, in particular – are experiencing lower levels of satisfaction and at 바카라사이트 same time to look at ways to address a gradual fall in satisfaction over time.”
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