In this PhD Talk, Karly Ball draws on both personal experiences and important insights from her study into navigating disability disclosure in the PhD application process. She outlines three potential considerations for disclosing a disability during this process.
Hannah Ryan shares her valuable experiences and lessons learnt throughout her PhD journey. She emphasizes the importance of engaging in other activities besides research, combating loneliness, maintaining good relationships with supervisors, consistent writing and using rejections as learning experiences.
Rejection stings. You put months into a paper, edit it until you can’t stand to look at it anymore, hit submit, and then a few
The stress and all-consuming nature of pursuing an academic career is often detailed in social media posts and anecdotal tales. Whilst it is useful for PhD students to understand the perils of careers in academia, this article provides further context for some of the issues surrounding progression in the academic profession. It runs through five factors that impact on how all-consuming academic careers can be, ultimately advising you to progress in academia at your own pace.
