Holly Giles

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!