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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 Bishnu Karki

Dr Karki gained his PhD in the field of Nuclear and Particle Physics from Ohio University...

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Maria Sharif

Maria is a 1st year PhD student at the University of Birmingham, researching how to employ...

Nina Higson-Sweeney

Nina's in the first year of her PhD in the Department of Psychology at the University...

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Amy Tucker

Amy recently entered her third and final year of her PhD at the University of Strathclyde....

Prof Carolyn Mair

Prof Carolyn Mair

Prof Mair gained her PhD in cognitive neuroscience from Bournemouth University in 2004. She is now...

Christine Streeter

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

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Annabel Farnood

Annabel is a third-year PhD student at the University of Glasgow, looking at the effects of...

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Dr Amit Kumar Singh

Dr Singh earned his PhD in Nanotechnology from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati), India...

Dr John Young

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

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Sammy Chapman

Sammy is a second year PhD student at Cardiff Metropolitan University researching how secondary school teachers...

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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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