This week we've got a fantastic guest post from Alice Tarbuck on the importance of having hobbies outside you PhD and the exciting world of holistic food gathering. Alice is a final year PhD student at the University of Dundee and the Scottish Poetry Library. You can usually find her buried in a hedge. Its always … Continue reading GUEST POST: Gathering food (and thoughts) from the earth
Category: Beyond the PhD
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GUEST BLOGGER: SURVIVING THE VIVA
Brianna E Robertson-Kirkland, a PhD Candidate in Music at the University of Glasgow, follows up her post-thesis-submission musings with reflections on the viva process. The Viva is perhaps one of the most intensive exams a student will ever take, not just because it marks the day a PhD researcher will find out if their work … Continue reading GUEST BLOGGER: SURVIVING THE VIVA
GUEST BLOGGER: Completing the PhD—Relief or Grief?
Brianna E Robertson-Kirkland, a PhD Candidate in Music at the University of Glasgow, reflects this week on the mixed feelings that come with the end of the doctoral process. PhD Submission Day: three years’ worth of blood, sweat and tears now becomes more than electronic words on a computer screen. The printing process transforms it … Continue reading GUEST BLOGGER: Completing the PhD—Relief or Grief?
THE DOCTORAL EXPERIENCE: NETWORKING
For some people, it’s the greatest thing ever. For others, it’s tantamount to a curse word. Networking. Whether someone reminds you to “be sure to network!” at your next conference, asks if you have business cards ready to hand out to “broaden your network”, or maybe there’s an event in your diary reminding you of … Continue reading THE DOCTORAL EXPERIENCE: NETWORKING
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