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Michael Nkrumah-Appau

Michael is a doctoral candidate in Medical Microbiology in Ghana, at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and attached to the Skin-related Neglected Tropical Diseases Research Group at the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine. Michael’s work focuses on studying the microbiomes of ulcerative neglected tropical diseases. He also takes interest in the public and global health impact of the findings of his research. X: michel_appau15

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Michael Nkrumah-Appau

Finding the Right Supervisors: An Underrated Springboard to Enjoying the PhD Journey 

Mentors and supervisors are invaluable helpers on our PhD journey, yet this aspect of a PhD is often not considered enough to ensure they are the right fit for us. This article, from a Ghanian perspective, provides advice on finding and maintaining the right supervisors, who have the potential to completely transform one’s PhD journey into an enjoyable one. It reminds us that supervisors should be seen not as someone to try to replicate, but to springboard us into attaining our own personal goals.

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How Generation Z Can Thrive in a PhD

This insightful article highlights how young Gen Z academics can make the most of their unique skills and attributes cultivated by their generational upbringing, and propel themselves towards achieving triumph in their PhD programme and beyond.

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