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PhD Student and Postdoc Experiences

Read our exclusive interviews with past and current PhD students to find out what it’s like to do a PhD.

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Helena Bates

Helena is a final year PhD student at the Natural History Museum in London and the...

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Christian Nathan

Christian is a PhD student at the University of Leeds. His research project investigatores the role...

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Dr Becky Smethurst

Dr Smethurst gained her DPhil in astrophysics from the University of Oxford in 2017. She is...

Frances Boreham

Frances recently completed her PhD at the University of Bristol. Her research investigated the causes and...

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Dr Sam Rowe

Dr Rowe gained his PhD in the fields of Chemistry and Biological Sciences from the University...

Dr Nafisa M. Jadavji

Dr Jadavji completed her PhD in Medical Genetics & Neuroscience from McGill University, Montreal, Canada in...

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Julia Ravey

Julia's in her final year of her PhD at University College London. Her research is helping...

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Sam Rose

Sam is a new PhD student at Teesside University. Her research is focussed on better understanding...

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Annabel Farnood

Annabel is a third-year PhD student at the University of Glasgow, looking at the effects of...

Kyle Morgenstein

Kyle's in the first year of his PhD at the University of Texas in Austin. His...

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Find out everything you need to know about PhDs, from writing an academic cover letter to preparing a research proposal, secure funding and finding a supportive PhD supervisor.

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Don’t Let Research Overwhelm You: Writing Habits that Work

There’s no doubt about it – writing can be difficult. Whether you’re writing the first sentence of a paper or a grant proposal, it’s easy to feel like you’re drowning in a sea of words. However, good writing is critical to academic success, so here are six habits for research...

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In addition to this, we provide comprehensive guidance via our PhD Advice page. Whether you’re considering a PhD or already undertaking one, you’ll find useful information for each stage of your journey.