Adriana Cantón is currently studying for a PhD in Rule of Law and Global Governance in the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain. She has a master’s degree in Democracy and Good Government from the Universidad de Salamanca. She also works as a research assistant in Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Santa Fe, in Mexico. Adriana is also a member of the competitive fund Novus la Tríada, in which three universities work together, in the project: "Citizen Laboratory for the development of skills for global citizenship: a Latin American proposal for the return to presentiality”.

It’s Your PhD: How to Deal With Unhelpful Advice

This article explores how advice, whether solicited or unsolicited, can damage the morale and hope of those doing a PhD. The purpose of this article is to comment on the boundaries that researchers must put in place to avoid being negatively affected: we must be discerning as to whether advice is useful and pertinent, or whether it is not applicable to us. The main message is: don’t listen to everyone, and trust your own judgement!

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My PhD Journey As An International Student

Marika Strano, a first-year PhD student in English Literature at Swansea University, shares her journey as an international student in her PhD program. Despite the difficulties and rejections she faced before being accepted at Swansea, Marika was thrilled when she finally received her offer to study in the UK, but she also shares the challenges of being an international student and how it affects her mental health.

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