2024

Renaming postdocs and PhD students would boost respect, pay, progression (link)

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/renaming-postdocs-and-phd-students-would-boost-respect-pay-progression

2023

Calling early career researchers “students” and “trainees” is wrong! (link)

Mounting stress and mental health issues, little self-confidence and self-esteem, and no perceived “real-world” value. Here is why nomenclature matters.

Endless Trainee syndrome (link)
Academics haven’t realized that learning how to do science is a lifelong endeavor and is simply part of the job.