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PhD Student Guides

As a prospective PhD student, you’re likely to have a lot of questions about the doctoral journey. Whether you’re keen to make your own research proposal or you’re applying for an advertised PhD project, the process is very different to what you may have experienced during your Bachelors or Masters degree.

Similarly, the funding situation can seem more complicated for doctoral candidates, with competition often tough for the most prestigious studentship schemes.

Over the years, we’ve written hundreds of guides on the topics that matter most to prospective PhD researchers. They cover everything from writing a research proposal and finding a supervisor to completing your thesis and acing your viva exam.


Review: How to Do your PhD in a Nutshell

Our review of 'How to Do Your PhD in a Nutshell' by Loizos Heracleous and Najat El Mekkaoui (Kindle Direct Publishing, 2018)

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Review: 101 Top Tips for PhD Students

Our review of '101 Top Tips for PhD Students' by Prof Iain H Woodhouse (Speckled Press, 2015)

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Postgraduate Budgeting: How to Keep the Piggy Bank Oinking

Managing your spending as a postgraduate student can be a challenge but not an impossible one. Find out how to be a budgeting hero with our advice!

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Doing a PhD on the Side: The Importance of Time Management

Considering a part-time PhD and / or planning to work alongside your doctorate? You're going to need some impressive time-management skills. This blog explains how to develop them.

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5 Hints for Success in Our Scholarship Competition – Insider Advice From the Judges

If you’re looking for top tips on how to submit the best entry, then you’re in the right place. Read on for some insider info from our judges.

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How to Win £5,000 Towards Your PhD

Fancy winning £5,000 towards your PhD? Emma Burnett from Coventry University did just that last year, winning our top prize. In this video she gives her top tips and advice for anyone interested in entering this year, so listen carefully!

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Tweet, Pray, Cope: The (prospective or current) PhD Student’s Guide to Surviving in the Twitterverse

Join us on a journey through the Twitterverse to discover the most exciting and useful places for a PhD student to go.

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What Have I Done? – or the Story of How I Transitioned into Multi-Disciplinary Research

Considering a multi-disciplinary PhD? Here is one experience of being lost and found in the jungle of cross-subject research.

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Top Tips for Acing Your PhD Interview

From doing your homework to assessing your strengths and weaknesses, guest blogger Holly Dale shares some advice for a successful PhD interview based on her own experience.

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Doctoral Student Loans – A Few Things to Bear in Mind

You can now apply for a PhD loan for 2022! Here are a few things to bear in mind before you start your application.

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