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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.

Prof Ramesh Raghupathi

Prof Raghupathi gained his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1991....

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Alex Fitzpatrick

Alex is a PhD student at the University of Bradford researching ritual and funerary rites in...

Christine Streeter

Christine is entering the 4th year of her PhD Carleton University, researching worker’s experiences of the...

Emmanuel Junior Zuza

Emmanuel is a year and half into his PhD at The Open University School of Ecosystems,...

Jad Mahmoud Halabi

Jad is a 4th year PhD student at New York University Abu Dhabi/ New York. His...

Michele Ponzelli

Michele is a first-year PhD candidate in a double degree program between the University of Girona...

Rakhi Vishwakarma

Rakhi is a PhD student at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India. Her research is...

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Dr Ben Britton

Dr Britton gained his DPhil in material science research at Oxford University in 2010. He is...

Kamalpreet Singh

Kamal is a second year PhD student University of Toronto in the department of Chemistry. 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.

Writing Habits That Work

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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