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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 Omotayo Ilesanmi

Dr Ilesanmi has a PhD in Applied Biochemistry from the Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo...

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Amy Tucker

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

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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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Raluca Gaina

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

Dr Nafisa M. Jadavji

Dr Jadavji completed her PhD in Medical Genetics & Neuroscience from McGill University, Montreal, Canada in...

Dr Bishnu Karki

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

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Bethany Cliffe

Bethany is a 1st year PhD student at the University of Bath, researching the adaptation of...

Islam Khan

Islam is in the final year of his Physics PhD program at Washington State University in...

Freya I. Addison

Freya's in the final year of her PhD at the University of Leeds. Her project is...

Dr Khalil Thirlaway

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

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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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