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.

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

Are you applying for a PhD program in a new country and feeling overwhelmed? This article offers some top tips on how to successfully navigate the international waters to help yourself thrive abroad! Important considerations include researching the right country/university fit for you, giving plenty of time to getting a residence permit, and helping yourself feel part of a community in your new city.

Will distance-based PhDs replace the on-campus experience?

From Nerves to Triumph: Your Personal Guide to Dissertation Defense

Ten Tips from My Long Journey to Academia, Part 2

Ten Tips from My Long Journey to Academia, Part 1

Tips and Tales from a First-Generation Student

Succeeding at Your Next Postdoc or Lectureship Interview: 5 Insider Tips

From Dancer to Writer: An Unconventional Path into Academia

Exploring Beyond the Title: Top 10 Creative and Hilarious Alternatives for ‘PhD’

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

How to be a Good Family Man While Achieving Success as a Doctoral Student

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How to do a PhD when you have ADHD Part 2: Managing the rest of your life

This article provides strategies and considerations for PhD students with ADHD to manage life beyond coursework and dissertation writing. The article suggests reflecting on how busy you need to be, talking to supervisors and committee members about ADHD, proactively managing rejection sensitivity, and streamlining life outside of doctoral studies.

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Tips for navigating disability disclosure in the PhD application process

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.

Motivational

How My Faith In God Convinced Me To Never Give Up And To Pursue Further Education

Read D. Gabriel Cruz’s inspiring story of how he pursued a doctoral degree. Cruz’s faith in God, his perseverance, and dedication helped him attain a higher academic level, and he hopes his story will motivate and encourage others to pursue their goals.

Community

It’s Time To Find Your Team – Advice For PhD Students During Those Lonely Times

PhD students often face loneliness during their journey, and it’s important to have a support system. In this article, Alicia Wickert shares her advice on how to find your team, including reaching out to family, joining a community at university, and connecting with other students in your department.

Applications and Funding

How to Handle the Jump Straight from Undergrad to PhD

Are you considering going straight from an undergraduate degree to a PhD, skipping the master’s? At 22 years old, Tess shares her experience of this and provides some valuable insights about how she prepared and applied for her PhD in Computing without doing a master’s degree.

Academic Careers

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

This article reflects on the author’s 15-year academic journey, detailing the lessons learned from disorganised PhD student to effective work habits as a postdoc and assistant professor, and applying these lessons to their current role at Paperpile. Suzanne offers practical advice on academic writing, productivity, and professional development, emphasizing the importance of daily writing practice, systematic note-taking, reflection, goal setting, and the use of digital tools like reference managers. She shares these insights to help current PhD students avoid similar pitfalls and develop productive habits early in their academic careers.

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Turning Research Papers into a Podcast: Productivity Hacks

What if there was an alternative to reading when your eyes need a rest, or while waiting for coffee, or sitting in traffic? SciSpace’s innovative podcast tool transforms your research paper backlog into bite-sized audio summaries. Turn idle moments into productive learning sessions by listening to key research insights while cooking, commuting, or exercising – helping you decide which papers deserve your full attention.

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Why I Love Using Paperpile For Reference Management (Ad)

Discover how a PhD student turned to Paperpile to manage the chaos of storing and referencing papers, with the online tool helping them save, sort and access papers with ease.

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

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Will distance-based PhDs replace the on-campus experience?

From Nerves to Triumph: Your Personal Guide to Dissertation Defense

Ten Tips from My Long Journey to Academia, Part 2

Ten Tips from My Long Journey to Academia, Part 1

Tips and Tales from a First-Generation Student

Succeeding at Your Next Postdoc or Lectureship Interview: 5 Insider Tips

From Dancer to Writer: An Unconventional Path into Academia

Exploring Beyond the Title: Top 10 Creative and Hilarious Alternatives for ‘PhD’

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

How to be a Good Family Man While Achieving Success as a Doctoral Student

Kris Hill

How to do a PhD when you have ADHD Part 2: Managing the rest of your life

Tips for navigating disability disclosure in the PhD application process

How My Faith In God Convinced Me To Never Give Up And To Pursue Further Education

It’s Time To Find Your Team – Advice For PhD Students During Those Lonely Times

How to Handle the Jump Straight from Undergrad to PhD

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

Turning Research Papers into a Podcast: Productivity Hacks

Why I Love Using Paperpile For Reference Management (Ad)

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