We’re delighted to bring you a blogpost from Arun Verma, PhD student at University of Dundee (who has just submitted his thesis). Arun is also one of our past correspondents,…
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Well into your PhD? 5 helpful career planning topics
We’re delighted to share this guest blogpost by Alex Conner, Senior Lecturer in Medical Sciences at the University of Birmingham. Alex addresses some of the themes that he spoke about…
My Alternative Academic (Alt-ac) Career – Guest blogger, Dr Rob Edwards
We’re delighted to hear from a researcher who has wrestled with the post-phd limbo and come out the other side with an alt-ac career. Dr Rob Edwards has found a…
How I stay inspired, for effective visual communication of research
Guest blogger and independent consultant Dr Echo Rivera shares her experience and offers support to researchers who want to create and use effective visuals when communicating your research. My passion for…
US Doctorate Earners and Their Earning Potential: What Do We Know?
Following on from last week’s post on the crisis that Europe is headed for, our latest guest blogger, Vera Reed presents an overview of the career position of those with…
Glass Ceilings and Revolving Doors: a Crisis for European Doctoral Candidates
We’re delighted to feature this co-authored guest blogpost by Lynn Kamerlin (Uppsala University) and Gareth O’Neill (Leiden University). Read on to learn more about the crisis that those with a…
What do you want to be when you grow up?
In this guest blogpost we hear from Dr Jenna Lane. She tells an inspiring story of how a career can take shape when you know what you love doing and…
Got (or getting) your PhD? Great! But, how likely are you to land an academic job?
This guest blogpost by piirus.ac.uk member Doug Rocks-Macqueen looks at estimated numbers to enhance our understanding of the academic job availability across the disciplines in the UK. Academic jobs— PhD…
Tricks from an expert: how to identify your skills and boost your confidence
As we’ve been looking a lot at post-phd career paths lately, we’re delighted to feature this guest blogpost from Irene Garcia Losquino, in which she shares a great technique for…
Guest post: From PhD to career librarian: a bold leap or a natural step?
We’re delighted to share this blogpost by piirus.ac.uk member Dr Beth Hellen who explains a little about her path from PhD to career librarian and how she got to where…