We need to talk about disability and chronic illness during the PhD
Dementia ResearcherIf you developed a chronic illness and an associated disability during your studies… where do you turn? How do you confront the challenge?
Careers
De-stuffing your writing: or the The bumper list of words and phrases you could delete to make your writing more concise
Thesis WhispererThis post is by Dr Katherine Firth, research fellow at Latrobe University. Katherine blogs over at Research Voodoo. As you probably already know Inger, Shaun and I are writing a book…
Eight reasons why a PhD by publication is often a good model
A PhD by publication allows you to write for real and varied audiences, inviting intellectual exchanges that benefit your research.
I want to leave academia – what’s next?
Thinking of leaving academia after your PhD? Discover the hidden job market, how your research skills translate and where your career could take you.
Write Your Way Out
Is there such a thing as ‘writers block’? How can you come out of the other end?
“TEXT!!” What can Love Island teach us about careers?
I assume you watched Love Island, right? It seems we all did. And if you didn’t (Don’t worry it will be back in the summer). Cancel all plans and you’ll…
Why do a Clinical Research Training Fellowship?
There are a number of opportunities to be a clinician and academic in the UK. Watch this film from the MRC to explain more.
What Comes After the PhD? A Post-Viva Year in Academia
What comes after the PhD? Georgina Collins shares a year of varied roles, skills development, and planning for a permanent academic career.
Stranger Things Career Tips: Teamwork, Transferable Skills
From the Upside Down to the workplace: season 2 tips on commercial awareness, Belbin roles, and transferable capabilities.
Interactive Guide: How PhD Skills Align with Career Demands
Ph.D. holders in a variety of careers agree that they started developing many of the professional PhD skills they use in their jobs while they were in grad school. The…
In praise of academic spouses
In this blog explore how academic spouses sustain PhD journeys with practical help, emotional support, and quiet resilience.
Podcast – Managing a clinical and researcher career
The life of a clinical academic is a constant balancing act between clinical work and research. Amy Monaghan talks to Dr Timothy Rittman, Dr Ione Woollacott & Dr Akin Nihat about how they meet theses challenges.