EUA Council for Doctoral Education
The European voice for doctoral education, bringing together a community of academic leaders and professionals
About usThe Doctoral Debate
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22 January 2020
Empowering doctoral candidates in shaping institutional Open Science policy
Online courses in Open Science are ready and available for free and anytime, many upon the initiative of doctoral candidates who are engaged in advocacy and dissemination events. As Roberta Moscon from the University of Trento explains, empowering doctoral candidates in shaping Open Science policy and making them ambassadors in the design and delivery of courses, as well as in coordinating and integrating institutional services is crucial to innovative doctoral training and research.
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27 November 2019
How “publish or perish” damages doctoral research
As early-career researchers strive to publish more and more, research quality and integrity – as well as the researchers themselves - pay a heavy price. EUA-CDE’s Alexander Hasgall discusses a new EUA study on the topic and a way forward for doctoral candidates.
Five reasons to join
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Exchange good practices
Exchange and learn about the latest good practices in doctoral education from across Europe
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Strengthen your network
Strengthen and expand your network with our community of academic leaders and professionals from more than 30 European countries
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Gain access to expertise on doctoral school development
We bring together a community with know-how on supporting doctoral schools for universities at different stages of development
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Enhance your doctoral research capacity
Develop your university’s capacity to attract and shape talented early-stage researchers in a competitive and global environment
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Speak with a strong voice
Speak with a strong voice on the European policy level, together with our European network of more than 230 universities
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EUA-CDE
EUA-CDE brings together the largest community of academic leaders and professionals working on doctoral education and research training in Europe.
257 members36 countries
Doctoral researchers are vital to the production of knowledge and to challenging the status quo. Focused on improving doctoral education in Europe, our engagement extends from university leadership to those involved in the day-to-day delivery of doctoral programmes and supervision.
Luke Georghiou,
Deputy President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor University of Manchester; EUA-CDE Steering Committee Chair