Deciding to Apply for a PhD
Rachel Jones -
Doctoral Decisions To open this blog post series, I have decided to start at the very beginning by addressing your decision to apply for a PhD. Managing your Masters workload…
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Why leave the U.S. for grad school?
Carmen Denman -
Why did I leave the U.S. for graduate school? To answer this question with regards to how it applies to me, I must admit something from the get-go as this…
Managing The Transition From Master’s to PhD – Top Ten Tips
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Taking The Research Leap So you have completed your Masters. You enjoyed the experience of postgraduate work. And you’ve caught the bug. You’re going to make the leap to the…
#jobsQ Live Video Hangout: Postgraduate Options – Is a PhD for me?
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Are you thinking of doing a PhD, but can’t decide? Whether it’s to achieve something significant, become an expert in your area or discover something new, studying for a PhD…
Should I Do A PhD?
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This e-book has been developed to help all those who are considering undertaking a PhD but its focus is on using career decision making approaches to assess and prepare for…
A Guide to Doing a PhD in Germany
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A PhD is not only a prerequisite for a career in academia, it also provides the foundations for many different professions, for example in industry, consulting, management or the public…
Writing a Successful PhD Application
Emma Allen -
Having discussed in my first post where to study for your PhD, I thought I would consider in this entry how to go about applying to your shortlisted universities. The…
Keeping up to date
Heather Doran -
When in the middle of the ‘research’ part of your PhD it difficult to keep up to date with what is going on outside your own research bubble. I know I struggle.…
Accept Me, Accept Me Not: Applying for PhDs
Haris Aziz -
I was at a conference in Bristol lately and couldn’t help over hearing two distinguished professors complaining about how many of the PhD applications get dumped in the dustbin simply…
