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Tag Archives: phd life
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
The value of PhD Assessments
Over the past two months I have been putting together my second year PhD assessment. This is an internal requirement for my PhD. The assessment involves submitting a ‘paper’ with my PhD results in the style of a journal appropriate to my … 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
The Final Year Panic
I am fast approaching the final year of my PhD (come the 1st of September it will be official). The past two years have flown by so incredibly quickly. When I realised that September would be the beginning of the end I … Read More
Leaving Work to Start a PhD
I made the move from the world of work into a PhD. I tend not to think of myself as a ‘student’ and think of my PhD as a full time job. There are obvious differences between PhD life and work … Read More
Taking a Break From Your PhD
As a PhD student you get a rather generous holiday allowance. I think I can take up to 8 weeks holiday a year. I doubt very much that I will ever get an allowance that big ever again in my working life. … Read More
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Pregnancy during your PhD
What happens if you or your partner becomes pregnant during your PhD? The first thing to do would be to speak to the HR department at the university, research your entitlements and let your supervisor know. You would also want … Read More


