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2nd year ups and downs

December 18, 2019 by 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…

Choosing a PhD Supervisor

March 11, 2019 by 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

March 4, 2019 by 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…

Deciding to Apply for a PhD

February 25, 2019 by 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…

Why leave the U.S. for grad school?

November 21, 2018 by 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…

Well into your PhD? 5 helpful career planning topics

July 3, 2017 by Guest Blogger

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…

Keep on running: what inspires PhD students to become runners?

June 12, 2017 by Heather Griffiths

If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It doesn’t matter if today is your first day or if you’ve been running for…

Life after PhD: a satisfying career outside of academia?

May 31, 2017 by Andrew Clappison

Our regular correspondent has a fascinating and inspiring interview story to share: read on for an example of life after PhD. You might not be inspired by academia, but can…

Working 5 to 9: how many hours are enough?

April 18, 2017 by Heather Griffiths

How many hours would you say you work a week? We’ve talked a lot about managing workloads lately on our blog, from imagining an alternative academic career to productivity hacks,…

Have academic career goals, will travel

March 20, 2017 by Kathy McKay

Our correspondent, Kathy McKay explains her approach to the need for flexibility of location that so often comes along with having academic career goals. In my last post, I spoke…

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