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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.

Professional Doctorate Degrees - real world Doctoral Degrees

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.

Jay Dave

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

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Carina Nicu

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

Dr John Young

Dr Young gained his PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Cambridge. He is now a...

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Julia Ravey

Julia's in her final year of her PhD at University College London. Her research is helping...

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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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Dr Amina Aitsi-Selmi

Dr Aitsi-Selmi gained her social epidemiology PhD from UCL in 2013. She now runs a private...

Dr Amy Easey

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

Jad Mahmoud Halabi

Jad is a 4th year PhD student at New York University Abu Dhabi/ New York. His...

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Fabian van den Berg

Fabian's in the final year of his PhD research at Maastricht University. His project is about...

Freya I. Addison

Freya's in the final year of her PhD at the University of Leeds. Her project is...

Featured PhDs

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Recent PhDs

Unusual properties of New Inorganic Framework Materials

University of Reading
Reading, England
Project Description We have a vacancy for a PhD student to synthesise....
  • Self Funded

Potential Theory of Regenerative Compositions

Queen Mary, University of London
London, England
Project Description The School of Mathematical Sciences of Queen Mary University of....
  • Self Funded

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Our mission is simple – to help you find the right STEM PhD programme, supervisor and university for you. Our database allows you to effortlessly search through the latest PhDs, research projects and studentships in a matter of minutes.

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