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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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Prof Debby Cotton

Prof Cotton gained her DPhil in the school of education at Oxford University. She is now...

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Ryan Javanshir

Ryan is in the final write up stages of his PhD at the University of Southampton....

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Daniel Hernandez

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

Dr John Young

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

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Prof Carolyn Mair

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

Dr Amy Easey

Dr Easey has a PhD from the University of East Anglia where she genetically modified viral...

Dr Sherran Clarence

Dr Clarence gained her PhD in Higher Education Studies from Rhodes University, South Africa in 2013....

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Sam Rose

Sam is a new PhD student at Teesside University. Her research is focussed on better understanding...

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Maria Sharif

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

Dr Harry Hothi

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

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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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