1. Highlighting the positive aspects of being a PhD student
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Martin Philippe-Lesaffre, Clara Marino, Léo Lusardi, Camille Bernery, Elena Angulo, Elsa Bonnaud, Loreleï Guéry, Eléna Manfrini, Anna Turbelin, Céline Albert, Ugo Arbieu, Franck Courchamp, Ecologie Systématique et Evolution (ESE), AgroParisTech-Université Paris-Saclay-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), Plant Health Institute of Montpellier (UMR PHIM), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Université de Montpellier (UM), Département Systèmes Biologiques (Cirad-BIOS), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad), Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F), Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main-Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research - Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Leibniz Association-Leibniz Association, PhD students were funded by the French Ministry of Higher Education (CB, LL, CM, MPL), postdocs were funded by the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (UA), the Biodiversa ERA-Net AlienScenario project (AT), and the AXA Research Fund Chair for Invasion Biology of University Paris-Saclay (EA, CA, EM), and Tenured academics salary were funded by the University Paris-Saclay (EB), the CIRAD (LG) and the CNRS (FC). MPL was also funded as an intern by the ENS Paris-Saclay during part of the project.
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C10 - Enseignement ,General Immunology and Microbiology ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,General Neuroscience ,Étudiant ,General Medicine ,Enseignement supérieur ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences ,Université ,institution de recherche ,[SDE]Environmental Sciences ,Humans ,Students - Abstract
International audience; Articles about doing a PhD tend to focus on the difficulties faced by research students. Here we argue that the scientific community should also highlight the positive elements of the PhD experience.
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- 2022
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