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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.

Abdullah-Al-Zubaer Imran

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

Dr Nafisa M. Jadavji

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

Nina Higson-Sweeney

Nina's in the first year of her PhD in the Department of Psychology at the University...

Danny Ward Profile

Danny Ward

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

Annabel Farnood Profile

Annabel Farnood

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

Nathan Mistry

Nathan is about to enter the 2nd year of his PhD at the University of Hertfordshire....

Gabrielle Huizinga

Gabrielle's a 2nd year Immunology PhD student at the University of Michigan. Her research focus on...

Dr Tahira Anwar

Dr Anwar gained her PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Helsinki in 2019. She is...

Rebecca Hall

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

Kyle Morgenstein

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

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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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