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Saying No (Nicely)

Heidi Gardner - September 24, 2015

During your PhD you’ll be given opportunities to get involved with multiple different projects; from attending conferences, training courses and workshops to blogging and volunteering at public engagement events. It’s…

The End of Month 1: How to Combat PhD Fear

Heidi Gardner - July 31, 2015

Choosing to continue study and begin a PhD is a daunting decision, you know what’s more daunting though? Actually doing it. I’m a month into my PhD and I’ve taken…

The planning fallacy: Underestimating your task completion times

Alex Scott - June 22, 2015

“When can you have that first draft completed? “ “I will have that with you next week, it’s practically finished anyway” MANY. WEEKS. LATER. “I promise, definitely next week, I…

PhD time management!

Emma Monaghan - September 24, 2013

Sometimes I think students are thought to have loads of time to do what they want……..Granted, especially as a post-graduate student, you have the flexibility to organize your own timetable…

Writing a Thesis Plan

Heather Doran - March 12, 2012

I am now starting to put together my thesis. First step was to write a plan. There are a couple of resources on the Internet that might help you create…

Things I wish I had known at the start of my PhD

Heather Doran - January 18, 2012

I am entering the final stretch of my PhD and this is a list of things that I wish I had known (or things I wish someone would have told me)…

Thinking Ahead: Transferable Skills

Nicola Abram - October 3, 2011

On Heather Doran’s previous post, Tom Williamson (Doctor in Systems Biology), commented thus: “I’ve found out the hard way that a PhD does not make you more employable outside of…

Getting Constructive PhD Feedback

Heather Doran - September 2, 2011

All universities structure PhDs slightly differently with different internal asessments and requirements. Currently we have an appraisal style assessment that we need to complete every 6 months;  it is a form…

The Final Year Panic

Heather Doran - August 25, 2011

I am fast approaching the final year of my PhD (come the 1st of September it will be official). The past two years have flown by so incredibly quickly. When I…

Leaving Work to Start a PhD

Heather Doran - August 8, 2011

I made the move from the world of work into a PhD. I tend not to think of myself as a ‘student’ and think of my PhD as a full time…

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