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Working Alongside the PhD

September 13, 2019Leave a comment

The first year is a tough one. It can involve moving house, quitting jobs, inductions, new routines, and a fair bit of travel. Working alongside all that can be daunting. Have a little blog post on what it’s been like for me, and how I’ve balanced things. New town, who dis? When you start the … Continue reading Working Alongside the PhD

Self-funding my first year

June 28, 2019Leave a comment

In theory, a PhD is simple – research a topic, come up with some original ideas, and write about it. Easy, right? Nope… Academic work-wise, we all know that a PhD is never so simple. It’s not a straight line that you follow with no bumps in the road, it’s a winding path, a rollercoaster … Continue reading Self-funding my first year

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The pros and cons of going straight through to PhD

May 20, 2019June 14, 2019Leave a comment

My entire life so far has been spent in education. In my last year of school, I applied to university, and went straight from school to my undergraduate degree in English Literature at the University of Manchester. In my final year of my Bachelor’s, I applied for a Master’s program in Mediaeval English at the … Continue reading The pros and cons of going straight through to PhD

Working During the PhD

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018Leave a comment

In an ideal world, you would be able to focus solely on your PhD and knock it out of the park in three years and move on with your life. But as we've already highlighted in this blog life rarely works in the 'ideal' way. Some PhD students need to take an extra year (or … Continue reading Working During the PhD

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