Category: Your Academic Journey

Explore the world of doctoral research and academia with insights, tips, and guidance for prospective and current PhD students. Navigate the challenges and rewards of the doctoral journey.

Experiences

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!

The H in PhD Stands for Hope: Remaining Hopeful in a PhD Journey

15 Years in Academia: 10 Things I’d Do Differently If Starting My PhD Again

Neurodivergence, Mental Health and the PhD: A Compilation of Advice and Support

Coping with Bereavement During a PhD: Grow Around the Grief

Full-Circle Journey of a Doctoral Student: Applications, Interviews, and Mentoring Others

Navigating Reflexivity: A Guided Example to Move Beyond Reflection

Panic! at the PhD: Where to Begin and How to Make It Your Own

Applying for a PhD Abroad: How to Thrive as an International Student

Supporting Your Wellbeing as an Autistic Postgraduate Researcher

Realising I Have ADHD During My PhD: A Hidden Battle

Featured Academic

Mojalefa Daniel Maluka

Read Articles

Experiences

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.

After accepting an offer

Strategies for Connecting with Other Students Before Beginning Your PhD Program.

Are you a new PhD student looking to make connections before your programs starts? Kristin shares two big tips to help you hit the ground running at the start of your doctoral studies.

Experiences

Navigating Through Negative Criticism

Academia is made up of people with a variety of career trajectories. Nevertheless, they can be broadly classified into two categories: 1. People who just

Experiences

You Belong Here! The Battle With Your Inner Voice

In this article, Rohan Samuels talks about his personal experience dealing with imposter syndrome and personal insecurities during his doctoral journey and how he overcame them by embracing who he truly was. He suggests that the battle with the “inner-you” is an illusion and encourages doctoral students to be authentic and recognize their self-worth.

Getting started

Panic! at the PhD: Where to Begin and How to Make It Your Own

Starting a PhD is a monumental task, demanding personal and academic growth and creating panic about where to start. In this article, a PhD student breaks down the most important things to bear in mind when starting your PhD, making the project your own, and even enjoying the ride.

#SponsoredPost

How to Use SciSpace Library to Organise and Understand Your Research

The SciSpace Library is built to help you organise research papers, pull out what matters, and actually understand the papers you are working with. It turns a mess of PDFs into something searchable, interactive, and manageable without the constant back-and-forth between tabs, folders, and notes. In this blog post, we will introduce SciSpace Library and outline the various ways in which you can use it and its key features.

Experiences

PhD Survival Tips – Advice for PhD Life

Onur Cem Aygın shares advice for PhD researchers based on his doctoral journey.

First Year Student

To-Do: Write A Thesis – Reflecting On My PhD Experience So Far & Advice For New PhD Students

In this reflective article, Gemma Rides shares her PhD experience so far and provides advice for new PhD students. She discusses the importance of talking to supervisors and other students, getting into a routine, celebrating small achievements, and remembering that a PhD is more than just writing a thesis.

Your Academic Journey

Applications and Funding

Career and Networking

Thesis and Dissertation

Category: Your Academic Journey

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

Most recent

The H in PhD Stands for Hope: Remaining Hopeful in a PhD Journey

15 Years in Academia: 10 Things I’d Do Differently If Starting My PhD Again

Neurodivergence, Mental Health and the PhD: A Compilation of Advice and Support

Coping with Bereavement During a PhD: Grow Around the Grief

Full-Circle Journey of a Doctoral Student: Applications, Interviews, and Mentoring Others

Navigating Reflexivity: A Guided Example to Move Beyond Reflection

Panic! at the PhD: Where to Begin and How to Make It Your Own

Applying for a PhD Abroad: How to Thrive as an International Student

Supporting Your Wellbeing as an Autistic Postgraduate Researcher

Realising I Have ADHD During My PhD: A Hidden Battle

Mojalefa Daniel Maluka

My PhD Journey As An International Student

Strategies for Connecting with Other Students Before Beginning Your PhD Program.

Navigating Through Negative Criticism

You Belong Here! The Battle With Your Inner Voice

Panic! at the PhD: Where to Begin and How to Make It Your Own

How to Use SciSpace Library to Organise and Understand Your Research

PhD Survival Tips – Advice for PhD Life

To-Do: Write A Thesis – Reflecting On My PhD Experience So Far & Advice For New PhD Students

Most recent

Mojalefa Daniel Maluka

Stay Connected with The PhD Place

Thank you!