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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.

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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.

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Aaron Jones

Aaron's now writing up his PhD thesis at the University of Birmingham. His research has investigated...

Prof Carolyn Mair

Prof Carolyn Mair

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

Dr Tahira Anwar

Dr Anwar gained her PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Helsinki in 2019. She is...

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Raluca Gaina

Raluca is a final year PhD student at Queen Mary University of London. Her research is...

Dr Asher Williams

Dr Williams gained her PhD in Chemical Engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New...

Pavan Bagri

Pavan's nearing completion of her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree at the University of Toronto, whilst...

Dr Vanessa Cesário

Dr Cesário has a PhD in Digital Media from the University of Porto. She's now pursuing...

Dr John Young

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

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Amy Tucker

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

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

Quality Assessment for Light-Field Imaging

Kingston University
Kingston, England
Project Description Among the recent media modalities enabling better immersive viewing experiences....
  • Self Funded

Advanced Virtual Reality Future Power Plant Dynamic Simulations

University of Sheffield
Sheffield, England
Project Description This project aims to combine computational fluid dynamics, chemical process....
  • Self Funded

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