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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.

Dr Harry Hothi

Dr Hothi gained his PhD in Orthopaedic Engineering from Queen Mary University of London in 2012....

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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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Ellen Brewster

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

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Prof Debby Cotton

Prof Cotton gained her DPhil in the school of education at Oxford University. She is now...

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Raluca Gaina

Raluca is a final year PhD student at Queen Mary University of London. Her research is...

Dr Ipsa Jain

Dr Jain gained her PhD in Molecular Oncology from the Indian Institute of Science. She is...

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Akshay Deoras

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

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Bethany Cliffe

Bethany is a 1st year PhD student at the University of Bath, researching the adaptation of...

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Dr Joe Manning

Dr Manning gained his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Sheffield in 2019. He...

Harneet Sangha

Harneet's heading into the fourth year of her PhD at the University of Leicester. Her research...

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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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