The PhD Life Raft Podcast
Doing a PhD is tough. The PhD Life Raft is here to help get you through.
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The PhD Life Raft
It can be hard to know where to turn during a PhD, especially as universities can often feel like pressurised environments where it seems important to always been seen to be at your best.
Hosted by Dr Emma Brodzinski PhD (supervisor, examiner and once part-time PhD student), The PhD Life Raft focuses on sharing insights and experiences around some common issues like anxiety, procrastination, precarity, imposter syndrome, and work-life blend (spoiler alert – yes, it is OK to take time off at the weekend!) Emma talks to students, supervisors and experts in the field of wellbeing and mental health and share actionable tips and additional resources.
The PhD life raft sadly can’t offer any quick fixes, but it does offer a space to discuss pressing issues; explore possible strategies; and provide sources of support for your journey.
Dr Emma Brodzinski
Host
Recent Episodes
What I wished I had known when I started my PhD…
Season 1, Episode 1
Loneliness, Solitude and the PhD
This week’s guest is David Vincent, Emeritus Professor of Social History at the Open University where he was Pro Vice Chancellor from 2003 to 2010. He obtained an undergraduate degree in History and Politics from the University of York, and a PhD from Cambridge...
Managing Self Care on the PhD Journey with Catherine Pope
This week’s episode is both inspirational and a cautionary tale. Catherine Pope was awarded her PhD by the University of Sussex in 2014. She talks about her own PhD experience both in terms of how she utilised her professional project-management skills within...
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