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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 Amy Easey

Dr Easey has a PhD from the University of East Anglia where she genetically modified viral...

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Dr Ben Britton

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

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Ellen Brewster

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

Noelia Dominguez Falcon

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

Calvin Swords

Calvin is coming to the end of the second year of his PhD at Trinity College...

Dr Sunni Patel

Dr Patel gained his PhD in 2011 from Aston University, researching risk factors & systemic biomarkers...

Dr Gita Pathak

Dr Pathak gained her PhD in Molecular Genetics from the University of North Texas Health Science...

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Ellie Hurer

Ellie is a final year PhD student at the University of Hertfordshire, investigating a protein which...

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Aaron Jones

Aaron's now writing up his PhD thesis at the University of Birmingham. His research has investigated...

Danny Ward Profile

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.

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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