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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.

Guy Cameron

Guy is in the 3rd and final year of his PhD in Immunology and Microbiology at...

Nidhi Menon

Nidhi is a PhD student at Virginia Tech, focused on developing an engineered platform to study...

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Julia Ravey

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

Rebecca Hall

Rebecca recently finished her PhD at the University of York. Her research investigated the adaptations that...

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Chloe Casey

Chloe is a 2nd year PhD student at Bournemouth University, researching the mental health of postgraduate...

Harneet Sangha

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

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Carina Nicu

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

Dr Ipsa Jain

Dr Jain gained her PhD in Molecular Oncology from the Indian Institute of Science. She is...

Dr Khalil Thirlaway

Dr Thirlaway gained his PhD in immunology from the University of Nottingham in 2018. He is...

Nina Higson-Sweeney

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

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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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