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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.

PhD in USA

PhD in USA – A Guide for 2020/21

A PhD in USA takes 5-6 years, costs between $12-45k per year and has a different structure to UK and EU PhDs. Find out if a US PhD is for you!

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What is a Research Assistant?

Research assistants are employed by research institutes to assist with academic or private research. Find out all you need to know about the role.

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What are Professional Doctorates?

Professional doctorates are advanced postgraduate degrees that combine taught components with independent research in a student's area of expertise. Find out what they involve.

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.

Abdullah-Al-Zubaer Imran

Abdullah recently finished his PhD at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). His computer science research...

Lewis Bridgeman

Lewis is a third-year PhD student at CVSSP at the University of Surrey. His research involves...

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Danny Ward

Danny is a third year PhD student at the John Innes Centre and the University of...

Pavan Bagri

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

Noelia Dominguez Falcon

Noelia is just two months away from submitting her PhD thesis at the University of East...

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Annabel Farnood

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

Dr Theanne Griffith

Dr Griffith gained her PhD in Neuroscience from Northwestern University in 2015. She is now a...

Dr Harry Hothi

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

Christine Streeter

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

Dr Kirell Benzi

Dr Benzi gained his PhD in Data Science from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in...

Featured PhDs

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Recent PhDs

Ash Melting Behaviour and Deposition in Oxyfuel Biomass Combustion

University of Sheffield
Sheffield, England
Project Description The combustion of biomass is proposed as a ‘carbon neutral’....
  • Self Funded

Multi-Scale Modelling of the Fatigue and Fracture of Aerospace Alloys

University of Sheffield
Sheffield, England
Project Description The drive for greater fuel efficiency is making the production....
  • Self Funded

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