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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.

Nathan Mistry

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

Nikolay Nikolov Profile

Dr Nikolay Nikolov

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

Frances Boreham

Frances recently completed her PhD at the University of Bristol. Her research investigated the causes and...

Julia Di

Julia is entering the third year of a combined master's and PhD program at Stanford University....

Elpida Vounzoulaki

Elpida is about to start her third year of PhD research at the University of Leicester....

Dr Harry Hothi

Dr Hothi gained his PhD in Orthopaedic Engineering from Queen Mary University of London in 2012....

Kamalpreet Singh

Kamal is a second year PhD student University of Toronto in the department of Chemistry. His...

Daniel Hernandez Profile

Daniel Hernandez

Daniel is a third year PhD student at the University of York. His research is based...

Christine Streeter

Christine is entering the 4th year of her PhD Carleton University, researching worker’s experiences of the...

Rose Waugh

Rose is a final year PhD student at the University of St Andrews. Her research is...

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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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