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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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Ellen Brewster

Ellen is in the third year of her PhD at the University of Oxford. Her project...

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Daisy Shearer

Daisy's a year and half into her PhD at the University of Surrey. Her research project...

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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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Daniel Hernandez

Daniel is a third year PhD student at the University of York. His research is based...

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Bijou Basu

Bijou is a second year MD-PhD candidate, starting her second year of medical school. At the...

Akshay Deoras

Akshay Deoras

Akshay is in the final year of his PhD researching how well models can predict Indian...

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca recently finished her PhD at the University of York. Her research investigated the adaptations that...

Emmanuel Junior Zuza

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

Pavan Bagri

Pavan's nearing completion of her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree at the University of Toronto, whilst...

Dr Michael Norman

Dr Norman gained his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of East Anglia...

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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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