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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 Ipsa Jain

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

Henry Powell-Davies

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

Sara Abedi

Sara is currently in the 4th year of the Physics Doctoral Program at The Graduate Center...

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Dr Ben Britton

Dr Britton gained his DPhil in material science research at Oxford University in 2010. He is...

Helena Hartmann

Helena is pursuing a PhD at the University of Vienna. Her research is centred around how...

Abdullah-Al-Zubaer Imran

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

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Prof Debby Cotton

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

Nathan Mistry

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

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Dr Nikolay Nikolov

Dr Nikolov gained his PhD in the area of Anthropology of Architecture from UCL in 2020....

Noelia Dominguez Falcon

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

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Latest Blog Posts

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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