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584 gap statements mined from Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 5,056 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • The author identifies a gap in the development of new materials that can be scaled up and commercialized. The author notes that academia often focuses on fundamental science without considering practical applications.

    How my time in industry pointed me to a chemistry PhD and how that experience influenced my scientific perspective · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to explore how doctoral students understand academic identity from a psychological perspective based on grounded theory.

    How Doctoral Students Understand Academic Identity in China: A Qualitative Study Based on the Grounded Theory · 2024 · DOI

  • One challenge is the extensive variation in the structures, durations, and contexts of UREs. Another challenge is the lack of documentation on the long-term implications of UREs. A third challenge is the need to incorporate inquiry-based learning opportunities within undergraduate curricula.

    Voices from Graduate School and the Workforce: Identified Student Outcomes from Completing a Multi-Semester Undergraduate Research Experience Capstone · 2024 · DOI

  • The long-term implications of UREs are not well documented. Few studies have investigated perspectives toward URE capstones from alumni who have completed the capstone and have entered graduate school or careers.

    Voices from Graduate School and the Workforce: Identified Student Outcomes from Completing a Multi-Semester Undergraduate Research Experience Capstone · 2024 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on the experiences of first-generation students in graduate school. Prior studies have focused on undergraduate education, with limited attention to the unique challenges faced by first-generation students in graduate school. The paper identifies a gap in understanding how inequality shapes student-advisor relationships.

    Support without Status: Inequities in Student–Advisor Relational Dynamics between First-Generation and Continuing-Generation Doctoral Students · 2024 · DOI

  • The analysis notes that the increased efficiency of doctoral education can be problematized regarding insufficient independence and limited freedom of research.

    Aspects of Throughput Rate and Scientific Output in Doctoral Education: Changes over Time at the Departmental Level · 2024 · DOI

  • Supervisor support (SS) constitutes a core element in cultivating academic Master of Medical Science (MMS) students, yet the psychological mechanisms associated with academic adaptation (AA) remain insufficiently elucidated.

    The impact of supervisor support on academic adaptation of medical research postgraduates: a serial mediation model of research self-efficacy and psychological resilience · 2026 · DOI

  • While existing literature has examined professional identity formation of academics, limited research has focused on sessional workforce, as they experience less structured support and greater uncertainties.

    From doctoral students to lecturers: re-configurating professional identity in Australian higher education · 2026 · DOI

  • Introduction Professional coaching may complement research mentoring in biomedical doctoral education, but little is known about how PhD students connect professional coaching to changes in self-efficacy (SE) and research self-efficacy (RSE).

    Self-efficacy and research self-efficacy in biomedical doctoral students’ accounts of professional coaching · 2026 · DOI

  • This paper focuses on the mental health crisis among PhD students in business schools, a central yet under-studied issue in management education.

    No PhD Students Were Harmed in the Making of this Paper: A Care–Power Approach to Explain the Persistence of Suffering in Business Schools’ Doctoral Programs · 2026 · DOI

  • Collaboration between schools and healthcare organisations to create supportive environments for part-time postgraduate nursing students needs to be further explored.

    ‘Conducting Research Amidst Hustle and Bustle’: A Qualitative Study of the Research Challenges Faced by Part‐Time Nursing Postgraduates · 2025 · DOI

  • The research is limited to a single case study of a DBA programme embedded in a new technological Irish university and draws from the perspective of one key informant graduate.

    DBA as an enabler of future management practice – case study insights and reflections from recent graduates · 2024 · DOI

  • The lack of research on graduate students' contributions to collaborative scientific discovery. The need for intentional integration into knowledge networks.

    Untapped potential: graduate students as catalysts in scientific discovery · 2026 · DOI

  • Further research could explore the experiences of early-career researchers in other countries. Studies could investigate the impact of different funding models on the careers of early-career researchers.

    Early-career researchers in Chile: findings from a national survey on conditions, challenges, and institutional perceptions · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of qualitative research on the psychological growth trajectories of postgraduate entrance examination candidates. The existing literature does not provide a comprehensive understanding of the preparation experiences of candidates.

    Dream-chasing mindscapes: an inquiry into the psychological change process of postgraduate entrance examination candidates · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a need to strengthen institutional supports to address international doctoral students' unique needs. There is a lack of understanding about the role of faculty advisor relationships in international STEM doctoral students' adaptation.

    Ecological Support for STEM International Doctoral Student Success · 2026 · DOI

  • The challenges include the need for synergistic development mechanisms and the requirement for universities to undergo at least three years of provincial-level-approved construction.

    Synergistic development mechanism of discipline construction and postgraduate education driven by doctoral programme project construction-a case study of Zhongyuan University of Technology · 2026 · DOI

  • It aims to explore the experience of academic self-realization and its meaning for researchers.

    Academic Self-Realization of Researchers in Higher Education: Phenomenological Research-Based Evidence · 2024 · DOI

  • Program coordinator duties and compensation vary widely, but they are generally the person who ensures all aspects of the program function.

    Solo Faculty Program Coordinators in Student Affairs-Related Graduate Programs · 2026 · DOI

  • The policy–compliance relation benefits because guidance arrives more efficiently through a GRS-managed policy index that also supports corpus-level querying by policy authors via RAG, conflict checks, change tracing, and full logging, with searches limited to the policy corpus.

    A design science blueprint for an orchestrated AI assistant in doctoral supervision · 2026 · DOI

  • Examination of developmental supports that may complement research mentoring - Investigation of the effects of coaching on students from groups historically underrepresented in biomedical research - Longitudinal studies to examine the long-term effects of coaching on SE…

    Self-efficacy and research self-efficacy in biomedical doctoral students’ accounts of professional coaching · 2026 · DOI

  • Investigating the impact of individual study plans on doctoral education - Examining the effects of secured personal financial support on research freedom - Studying the relationship between efficiency and research…

    Aspects of Throughput Rate and Scientific Output in Doctoral Education: Changes over Time at the Departmental Level · 2024 · DOI

  • The alignment-satisfaction paradox indicates that cur- (1) Curriculum reform: aligning doctoral training with riculum reform alone is insufficient for addressing brain…

    Employment Alignment and Salary Satisfaction among Doctoral-Level High-Skilled Talent in Taiwan · 2026 · DOI

  • Examining the ways graduate students engage in breakthrough science with non-student team members. Investigating the impact of network weaving on graduate students' contributions to scientific discovery teams.

    Untapped potential: graduate students as catalysts in scientific discovery · 2026 · DOI

  • Our study adds to the limited research on IndPhDs assessing “whether they offer an effective response, or an optimal approach, to meeting the demands of both the knowledge society and doctoral candidates”…

    The industrial PhD: student perspectives on learning, communicating and knowledge brokering · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) Supervisor support (SS) constitutes a core element in cultivating academic Master of Medical Science (MMS) students, yet the psychological mechanisms associated with academic adaptation (AA) remain insufficiently elucidated (“The impact of supervisor support on academic adaptation of medical research…”, 2026); (2) The lack of research on graduate students' contributions to collaborative scientific discovery (“Untapped potential: graduate students as catalysts in scientific discovery”, 2026); (3) Further research could explore the experiences of early-career researchers in other countries (“Early-career researchers in Chile: findings from a national survey on…”, 2026); (4) There is a lack of qualitative research on the psychological growth trajectories of postgraduate entrance examination candidates (“Dream-chasing mindscapes: an inquiry into the psychological change process of…”, 2026); (5) There is a need to strengthen institutional supports to address international doctoral students' unique needs (“Ecological Support for STEM International Doctoral Student Success”, 2026). 584 gap statements have been mined from Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions papers in our 7.9M-paper local library, which holds 5,056 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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