Author: Cherene de Bruyn // Editor: Sophie Alshukri & Oliver Hartley Forging metal. Photo from Pexels In his book, The Art of Peace (1991) Morihei Ueshiba, founder of the martial art of Aikido, wrote: “Iron is full of impurities that weaken it; through forging, it becomes steel and is transformed into a razor-sharp sword. Human … Continue reading The PhD Confirmation process is not a hurdle – It’s a crucible
Author: Bethany Warwick // Editor: Vicky McIntyre I recently attended a Webinar for exploring career options after completing a PhD. It was a very informative session; however, it left me with one question; ‘is my experience that different from other people’s coming into/getting into academia?’. This particular session was centred around ‘Careers in Policy’, and during the … Continue reading Financial Barriers to Education: My Journey to my PhD!
Author: Josephine Thomas // Editor: Jill Merlini Like many PhD students, I went into my PhD with high hopes of a career in academic research and finding the next wonder drug. Also like many PhD students, I had realised in my second year that the lab was not for me and I started thinking about … Continue reading Alternative Careers within Academia: Research Management
Author - Karabo Sibasa & Jade Pickering // Editor - Karabo Sibasa Photo by Jason Goodman on Unsplash Reading time: 4 minutes I sat down with Jade Pickering, a University of Manchester alumnus who completed her PhD in psychology in 2020, to talk about her path to her current role. Jade now works as Head … Continue reading Alternative Careers: From psychology PhD to working in a start-up
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