Choosing a PhD Supervisor March 11, 2019 by Rachel Jones Your supervisor will become the second most important driving force of your project…
In-depth Research March 4, 2019 by Rachel Jones The last blog post discussed the purpose of attaining a superficial research overview…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Your personal social media strategy, or Knowing when to say ‘No’ to social media January 25, 2017 by Andrew Clappison We’ve been looking at the theme of “saying no” recently on the piirus.ac.uk…