When I embarked on my PhD journey I was certainly unaware of what was ahead: the precision of academic writing; the solitary process; the importance of the supervision team…
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What Can You Do With a PhD?
Why Do a PhD? Benefits and Career Directions Are you thinking about a PhD as the next stage in your educational and professional development? It’s an exciting road to travel with many potential benefits and opportunities. But you have to earn it first, so considering what’s involved is important. Requirements…>
Your PhD Viva and How to Prepare
At the end of the long road of your PhD research lies the viva examination. Just as every PhD is different, every viva is different. But there are some things that all PhD candidates can do ahead of time to prepare academically, mentally and physically for the viva examination. Handing…>
A PhD Without A Masters Degree
The PhD usually came after the Bachelor’s degree for many years in the United Kingdom. There was no real need to successfully gain a Master’s degree before embarking on this mammoth task of empirical research. Whilst some undergraduate degrees still lead to a Master’s qualification, and many people still complete…>
What is a PhD and Why Should YOU do one?
What is a PhD? It is the highest level of degree that a student can achieve. It usually culminates in a dissertation of around 80,000-100,000 words, based on research carried out over the course of their study.
Turning Your PhD into a Book
You worked on it for years. It’s a great piece of original scholarship. So… don’t let your PhD sit on a shelf gathering dust. Turn Your PhD into a Book.
Post PhD, Where Do I Go From Here?
This article focuses on a difficult time in every academic’s career: what to do post-PhD. Congratulations, you have had your viva and your PhD has been awarded, it feels as though you are at the end of a huge journey. However, it is also a time of uncertain futures. There…>
PhD Application Tips
You may think from the title of this article that it will concentrate on how to prepare PhD application documents, but if that were the case then you would miss out on some vital stages of the process of applying for a PhD. If you do move very quickly from “I want to do a PhD” to submitting a PhD application then this could affect the standard of your application and could also have effects on your subsequent PhD experience.
A Practical Guide to Planning an Academic or Research Career
If you are enjoying doing independent research during your undergraduate career, you might consider staying on at university to do a master’s and then a PhD.
Top Ten PhD Interview Questions and Answers
Your PhD interview date is fast approaching. This article provides carefully chosen tips to help you prepare, and 10 PhD interview questions you should be ready to answer. What to do before the interview. It is important to treat the PhD interview like a job interview. Dress smartly and bring…>