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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.

Akshay Deoras

Akshay Deoras

Akshay is in the final year of his PhD researching how well models can predict Indian...

Dr Chris Pattison

Dr Pattison gained his PhD in Cosmology from the University of Portsmouth. He is now finishing...

Frances Boreham

Frances recently completed her PhD at the University of Bristol. Her research investigated the causes and...

Harneet Sangha

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

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Chris Proctor

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

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Daisy Shearer

Daisy's a year and half into her PhD at the University of Surrey. Her research project...

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Annabel Farnood

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

Helena Hartmann

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

Prof Carolyn Mair

Prof Carolyn Mair

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

Sara Abedi

Sara is currently in the 4th year of the Physics Doctoral Program at The Graduate Center...

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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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