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This week's tip

Floundering first steps: Olivia on the first month of her PhD

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01

Getting started

What a PhD is, how academia works, and whether advanced study is right for you.

02

Applying & Entry

How doctoral study is entered: applications, proposals, supervisors and interviews.

03

Funding & Money

How doctoral study is paid for: stipends, scholarships, fees and funding bodies.

04

Doing a PhD

What doctoral study involves day to day: supervision, milestones, teaching and progression.

05

Research & Writing

How research is conducted, written up, reviewed and published.

06

Wellbeing & Sustainability

The pressures of academic life and how researchers manage them.

07

Finishing & Examination

How doctoral study concludes: submission, the defence, corrections and graduation.

08

After the PhD

Careers after doctoral study, in academia and beyond.

Guide

Redefining success after a PhD

Guide

Transferable skills

Guide

Leaving academia

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