I have said it once and I will say it again: don’t do a PhD if you can try and avoid it! Now this may sound slightly ironic coming from...

I have just started to write the first part of my fourth year PhD review, as I like to reflect on each term as it has just ended. It...

It has become tradition on this blog for me to reflect on each part of the PhD process. As my third year in the PhD comes to an end, and...

Hey everyone! If you’ve been following this blog for a while, or if you’ve ever just checked the general overview, you can see that I’ve...

Oh yes, it’s everyone’s favourite phrase. Not. Publish or perish is the unofficial slogan for academia. It describes quite accurately...

What are you going to do after your PhD? It is a much dreaded question for every PhD student, whether you’re near the end or not. But...

In the past weeks it is unsurprising that I, like many, have had a few online calls and meetings. Quite normal given the circumstances. I...

Disclaimer before we even start, as I know the title is nice and controversial: I’m not here to tell you that your work isn’t valid, that...

There seems to be the idea that the second year of the PhD, which is often the middle year, is the worst of the PhD. The excitement wears...

We need to get rid of the stereotypes of old, white men in armchairs, reading dusty books no one has ever heard of, or writing even...

I have written a multitude of articles on doing a PhD, and the whole experience it entails. They are some of my most popular articles,...

Doing a PhD is an exciting thing. If you’re straight out of education, it’s the probably the first time you’re completely on your own,...

They take up time, money and energy that could ideally be spend on your research. However, you have to do them regardless! Conferences....

As a PhD student I feel like I should be slightly biased when answering this question. But as I have recently been helping out...

For the Warwick Behavioural Insights Team, members of the leadership (Neo, Tom and myself) decided to host a Q&A session on what it's...

One of my most popular articles on here is my review of my first year as a PhD student. As soon as I had written this article, I knew I...

I have written thirteen articles about my experiences as a PhD student. I have even written one specifically asking myself and my reader:...

A lot of people decide that after their education they want to work in the "real world." Some of us decide that's a terrible idea and...

When I check up on how my friends are doing -- friends from all over the world -- we talk about our social lives, our families, our...

Deciding to do a PhD is a whole process. Doing the PhD itself is an even more arduous, and often longer process. For a significant number...