How I Got Onto a PhD Programme
February 19, 2016
By Jordan Thorpe, PhD Medicine Getting a PhD position is a mentally challenging and highly competitive process. For many students it’s the ticket to their dream career, be it in academia or industry. After completing a BSc Biochemistry, I submitted a series of PhD applications that were rejected. I decided I needed to do something more to …
Follow your head or your heart – why not both?
February 17, 2014
Have you seen the booklets and posters around campus advertising Study What You Love? Or have you noticed the hashtag #studywhatyoulove on Twitter? Encouraging people to pursue their academic passion is at the heart of this campaign, so if you’re thinking of postgraduate study, why not study what you love? “Studying for a PhD is …
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