Sometimes, things don’t work out quite as we expect, but that’s not always a bad thing! In this post, The Library’s new Scholarly Communications Manager, Julie, reflects on her own PhD journey and how her new role has enabled her to use her experience of academic research to support others.
There are a number of myths about temporarily, or permanently, pursuing a non-academic job after the PhD. In today’s post, Anna Gasperini dispels some of these myths and talks about her own journey of stepping outside of academia…
Self-awareness, determination, expertise, project management… the skills required to launch a startup are very similar to those you gain throughout the duration of a PhD. So why do so few PhD students seriously consider launching a startup as a serious career pursuit post-PhD? In this week’s PhD Life post, Chengcheng Kang considers the value of…
Many of us are unaware of the finer distinctions between Engagement and Impact, but Ed Vollans believes that understanding the two could help us think about how our work fits into a wider landscape…
Looking back, Deb Anderson can see that amid gloomy prospects for ongoing academic employment, PhD students are conditioned early to become keenly competitive when it comes to grants. Maybe we become focused on that far too soon…
As PhD students, we tend to live day-to-day while keeping in mind the potential of a future in academia. We leave little room to think about how we might frame today’s experiences when they become our past. Dr. David Whillock, who finished his doctoral research in 1986, reflects on the lessons he has learned after…
Curious about US job market and application process? So were we. Here’s our recap and thoughts on Karen Kelsky’s talk at Warwick. It was Karen Kelsky’s blog that taught me how to write conference abstracts (among many other things), so I was really excited about her talk at Warwick University. For those of you who…
“This is not your supervisor’s market”, asserted Donna Yates in one of our recent posts. But what kind of market is it then, and how can PhD graduates find their place in it? Furaha and Billy reflect on the changing landscape of modern knowledge economy. Getting onto a PhD programme isn’t like it used to be. Once upon a…
No, not the terrible Jennifer Lopez vehicle… …although, knowing my thesis, that could be relevant too! No, I’m talking about my fallback, my Plan B, my alternative career choice. Yikes! It’s a sad fact of what news-bods like to call the “current economic climate” that the job that I am currently in training for by…
Exploring the emotional processes involved in both being and becoming academic
Musings of a nutty professor in the making
Molding Research in the mainstream
Because there's always room for improvement
The evolving tale of my PhD as it happens
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