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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.

Adam Netzer Zimmer

Adam's about to start his fifth year of PhD research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst,...

Harneet Sangha

Harneet's heading into the fourth year of her PhD at the University of Leicester. Her research...

Nathan Mistry

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

Helena Hartmann

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

Prof Ramesh Raghupathi

Prof Raghupathi gained his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1991....

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Chris Proctor

Chris is a third (and final) year PhD student at Ulster University. His project aims to...

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...

Michele Ponzelli

Michele is a first-year PhD candidate in a double degree program between the University of Girona...

Jad Mahmoud Halabi

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

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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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