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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 Malika Grayson

Dr Grayson gained her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University in 2016. She now works...

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Freija Mendrik

Freija is half way through her PhD at the Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull,...

Islam Khan

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

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Maria Sharif

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

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Hannah Lewis

Hannah is a 1st year PhD student at Cardiff Metropolitan University. The aim of her research...

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Julia Ravey

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

Kamalpreet Singh

Kamal is a second year PhD student University of Toronto in the department of Chemistry. His...

Kyle Morgenstein

Kyle's in the first year of his PhD at the University of Texas in Austin. His...

Dr Adani Pujada

Dr Pujada obtained her PhD in Molecular Cell Biology at Georgia State University in 2019. She...

Dr John Young

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

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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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