
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Real Life of a PhD Student</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life</link>
	<description>Thoughts and advice on completing PhD studies</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:35:50 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Want to blog for jobs.ac.uk?</title>
		<link>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2010/01/27/want-to-blog-for-jobs-ac-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2010/01/27/want-to-blog-for-jobs-ac-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Haris Aziz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PhD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/?p=652</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been writing blog entries under this blog for many months. The aim was to give insight into issues faced by students during a PhD. I am hopeful that some of the entries may have been useful to some of you considering starting a PhD or in the middle of a PhD. 
Jobs.ac.uk is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2010/01/27/want-to-blog-for-jobs-ac-uk/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>‘Everything is a project’</title>
		<link>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2010/01/27/%e2%80%98everything-is-a-project%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2010/01/27/%e2%80%98everything-is-a-project%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Haris Aziz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PhD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/?p=646</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Project management does not always paint an exciting picture what with different Gantt charts and budget sheets. Recently, I was struck by some interesting quotes by Scott Berkun. Berkun is of the view that &#8220;Everything is a project&#8220;. And in case people (like me) say that but project management is not exciting, Burken has a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2010/01/27/%e2%80%98everything-is-a-project%e2%80%99/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Research experience before PhD</title>
		<link>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2009/12/27/research-experience-before-phd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2009/12/27/research-experience-before-phd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Haris Aziz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/?p=641</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When students apply for a PhD program, their background and preparation for the PhD is considered mainly via the range of course work and performance in those courses. Letters of recommendation are also vital. However one thing which may make the biggest difference is demonstrating actual research experience. This can be

an impressive senior year project [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2009/12/27/research-experience-before-phd/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Academics do not just teach</title>
		<link>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2009/12/11/academics-do-not-just-teach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2009/12/11/academics-do-not-just-teach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Haris Aziz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Academic Jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[academic responsibilities]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/?p=621</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When some people outside academia ask about the role of a postdoctoral researcher, they expect that it is mainly a teaching job. It is surprising for them to find that many academic positions do not require any teaching. So what do these researchers who are not teaching actually doing? The answer is that research is [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2009/12/11/academics-do-not-just-teach/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Some comments on vivas</title>
		<link>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2009/12/01/some-comments-on-vivas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2009/12/01/some-comments-on-vivas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Haris Aziz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PhD]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/?p=634</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Vivas can vary with the nature of research, attitude of the examiner and the flow of the conversation. However, there are some standard questions which one can easily expect:

Can      you please give an outline of your thesis and why you got interested in      this research [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.jobs.ac.uk/blogs/real-life/2009/12/01/some-comments-on-vivas/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
