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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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Carina Nicu

Carina is a PhD student at The University of Manchester who has just defended her viva....

Henry Powell-Davies

Henry is in the first year of his PhD in the Cronin Group at the University...

Jay Dave

Jay is in the third year of his PhD at Savitribai Phule Pune University, researching the...

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Ryan Javanshir

Ryan is in the final write up stages of his PhD at the University of Southampton....

Dr Ipsa Jain

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

Kat Day

Dr Kat Day

Dr Day gained her PhD Physical Chemistry at the University of Nottingham in 2000. She is...

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Dr Rowan Hooper

Dr Hooper gained his PhD in evolutionary biology from the the University of Sheffield. He is...

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Sam Rose

Sam is a new PhD student at Teesside University. Her research is focussed on better understanding...

Dr Laura Tuohilampi

Dr Tuohilampi gained her PhD in Mathematics Education from the University of Helsinki in 2016. She...

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Danny Ward

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

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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.

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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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