Celebrating all the little things
Abbie Jones -
Celebrating all the little things A PhD is a strange beast. It is a huge amount of work, over a long period of time, and completing this is something to…
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Flexible Working
Abbie Jones -
How I work One of the best, and yet possibly hardest things about doing a PhD is the flexibility it gives. For the most part, you can work when, where,…
Receiving feedback on your work (Part 2)
Abbie Jones -
This is the second part of my 2-part blog about feedback.
Receiving feedback on your work (Part 1)
Abbie Jones -
A skill that PhD students need to master is the art of constructively using feedback that we receive on our work. There are three main forms of feedback that you…
Conferences and travelling: the glamorous and not so glamorous truth
Abbie Jones -
One of the interesting features of academia is the amount of travel to conferences and other events. I am recently started my third year of my PhD, and so far…
2nd year ups and downs
Abbie Jones -
Following on from my previous post on my ups and downs during my 1st year, this post covers my main ups and downs from my 2nd year. Mid-point struggles I…
The PhD Rollercoaster: 1st Year Ups and Downs
Abbie Jones -
Like most things in life, a PhD is full of a variety of ups and downs.
Choosing a PhD Supervisor
Rachel Jones -
Your supervisor will become the second most important driving force of your project for the next few years. On occasion he or she will become THE driving force when motivation slumps…
In-depth Research
Rachel Jones -
The last blog post discussed the purpose of attaining a superficial research overview of your area is so that you can identify a gap in knowledge which you can propose…
Finding Your Thesis
Rachel Jones -
I had never studied Arthur Conan Doyle until I started researching to find my thesis. I knew I was interested in the turn of the century era, and the impact…
