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How to use your PhD in your future work

16/6/2022

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I have attended a number of webinars on how to use a PhD, and the skills involved in completing a PhD, in future work and academic interviews. The top tips will be updated soon, but in the meantime I have recorded key resources that may be useful to PhD students looking for employment.

A blog post on how to use a PhD in future work options for arts and humanities: ​https://phd-careers.co.uk/2022/05/03/how-can-you-use-your-phd-in-your-future-work-options-for-arts-humanities-phds/.

Please also watch the video below to learn about how to communicate the value of a postgraduate degree:

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A toolkit for great poster design

31/5/2022

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On 31st May 2022, I attended a webinar on how to design posters, particularly for academic conferences. The webinar was delivered by Dr Zen Faulkes, founder of Better Posters blog.

The key tips taken from the webinar will be updated soon, but in the meantime please take a look at Dr Faulkes' blog on how to design better posters for more information.

Dr Faulkes has also published a book on this topic, which is affordable to purchase. View here.
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What is it like to study a PhD at the University of Birmingham?

4/1/2022

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Check out my Q&A on what it is like to study a PhD in English Language and Applied Linguistics at the University of Birmingham, funded by Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership.
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PhD Advice: M4C 'What's Next?'

13/10/2021

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​So good to catch up with my PhD friends at the Midlands4Cities "What's Next?" #networking event today! Aside from the fact that the cookies were amazing......there were some really useful panels and advice about finishing your #PhD and what happens next:
  • The process of writing a PhD is like when "you think you're baking a cake but it turns out that you've built a shed!" The PhD plan will change over the course of your degree, and that's ok; "your PhD is a living document; it will evolve but it will also never be perfect".
  • When applying for funding, you should think of grant applications as "a vehicle and not a destination". Writing grant applications can be used as an generative and iterative process for the development of your project ideas, and is never wasted time.
  • When thinking about what to do after the PhD is completed, consider the skills you have developed from your research. "You can't be what you can't see" so identify those skills and consider what jobs let you do the most of what you enjoy (this may not be in academia).
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