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Catchup – Salon – What its really like doing a PhD
07/08/2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
A weekly gathering to discuss careers and research topics, inspired by 17th and 18th century salons from Paris, with a modern twist. These sessions combine livestreams, guest speakers and group chat to exchange ideas, challenge, influence, inspire and educate.
In this session we talk about What its really like doing a PhD.
We’re going to demystify the PhD journey, discussing everything from the challenges of research and time management to the joys of discovery and academic contribution. Whether you’re considering pursuing a PhD or are just curious about the process, this event will provide a realistic look at the daily life, struggles, and successes of PhD students across various disciplines. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights from our brilliant speakers and from our wider Salon contributors – so if you’ve lived through the PhD, please attend anyway, because you can help other members of the Salon.
Speakers
Dr Anna Mallach – holds a BSc in Neuroscience from King’s College London and a MRes in Experimental Neuroscience from Imperial College London. During her BBSRC-funded PhD at UCL, Anna worked with Jennifer Pocock, Selina Wray and Thomas Piers to study microglia – neuron interactions using induced pluripotent stem cells. Her postdoctoral research focussed on applying spatial transcriptomics to resolve the cellular responses to Alzheimer’s disease pathology to study dysfunctional cell-cell interactions working with Lorena Arancibia and Bart De Strooper.
Dr Chris Poyner – works at the University of Birmingham and NIHR ARC West Midlands. He is leading on a project exploring life in rural areas of the West Midlands with dementia. Exploring how people living in these communities access healthcare and get a diagnosis, and how they are supported following diagnosis, and what could be done better, and how this differs from those living in urban areas. Chris did he PhD at Bournmouth and University of Stirling and finished in 2015.
Programme
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