Holly Giles

After her own work placement, Holly shares her tips on how to make it work for you during your PhD.

Eighteen months into her PhD, Holly reflects on the most challenging parts of her PhD journey so far.

Holly shares her top tips for getting your work published while doing your PhD.

Holly talks about the different ways PhD students can get teaching experience and how she found it.

After one year of PhD study, Holly passed her doctoral confirmation review. Here's her advice.

Now in her second year, Holly shares the many ways PhD students can get involved in their university department.

We've been following Holly along throughout her first year of PhD study. Now she's officially starting second year, she's got some words of advice for new students.

At the end of your first year you'll be expected to undergo a confirmation review and submit a report. Here's Holly's experience.

Holly is officially coming to the end of her first year of PhD study. She talks to some other students to compare experiences and lessons learnt along the way.

Academic conferences are a great place to present your work, find out about the latest research and network with like-minded people. After her first event, Holly share's some advice.

Now in her eighth month, PhD student Holly prepares for her first poster presentation and offers advice for the various ways to share your doctoral research.

Our guest blogger, Holly sat down with an expert on Imposter Syndrome to find out what it really is and how to tackle it.

Half-way through her first year, Holly shares advice for constructing a literature review for the Confirmation Review.

Have you been following Holly's PhD journey? This month she finally enters the lab and offers some advice to other new scientists.

Now four months into her PhD, Holly shares some of the things she's learnt about being a doctoral researcher and offers tips to other new and prospective students.

Did you know PhD students don't get the same holiday as other undergraduates and postgraduates. Instead, you request annual leave like you would in a job. Here's Holly's experience navigating the holiday system.

Interested in what it's really like to study a PhD? Holly's just started studying her degree in Food and Nutritional Sciences and she'll be taking us along for the ride in this new diary series!