Category Archives: Career Advice

Things I wish I had known at the start of my PhD

I am entering the final stretch of my PhD and this is a list of things that I wish I had known (or things I wish someone would have told me) when I started my PhD… I have also included somethings … Read More »

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The PhD Student – Supervisor Relationship

The relationship between a PhD student and their supervisor(s) often exists in a delicate balance… the fundamentals of this relationship are illustrated beautifully in the PhD comics, especially this one -http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1439 But how do you deal with conflict? Do you keep quiet … Read More »

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Thinking Ahead: Transferable Skills

On Heather Doran’s previous post, Tom Williamson (Doctor in Systems Biology), commented thus: “I’ve found out the hard way that a PhD does not make you more employable outside of academia, unless the job in question is explicitly related to … Read More »

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And they’re off! Planning Your Career

Just a quick one today, blog fans! I’ve noticed there are lots of great opportunities to receive training and advice for the Big Wide World (the one where you have A Job) available at the moment. Last week I was … Read More »

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Life after a PhD

The big question. The question my mum, dad, friends, randoms on the street have started asking me… “So what are you going to do when you finish your PhD?” . Truthfully, I have no idea. But I have started looking … Read More »

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Dealing with Monotony in your PhD

Repetition after repetition after repetition. Although studying for a PhD involves investigating a subject you love, it can become incredibly monotonous. Repeating experiments, trawling through endless data sets… My PhD is research based and I have spent an interesting but … Read More »

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Diving In

I tend to throw myself into things at 10000 miles an hour. Sometimes this can be good (I also have a small problem saying ‘no’ to things) and it has provided me with lots of great experiences from doing things … Read More »

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