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I am SOOOOO excited to let you know that registration for The PhD Life Raft Month of Mondays is open!!!PhD researchers were telling me how challenging they found the Summer - for some there is the challenge of balancing research with school holidays, for others...

Welcome to the final episode of Season Eight of The PhD Life Raft Podcast!In this interview I am talking with Lucy Nevitt, a freelance professional proofreader who specialises in working with academic texts and doctoral theses in the Arts, Humanities and Social...

ry0nWfFrG What sort of PhD researcher are you? My, not so serious, quiz might start you thinking about your strengths... Click this link to take part:...

I will be co-hosting a webinar with my colleague Dr Anna Clemens on Tuesday, 28 March at 4PM UK time (8AM PST / 11AM EST / 5PM CEST) You’ll get a step-by-step overview of Anna's Journal Publication Formula, the system that guides you through the process of writing...

Dr Elizabeth Pritchard is the Co-founder and Director of WALT Institute typically working with institutes, health services and universities. Elizabeth is also a research fellow in Public Health at Monash University.  This episode recognises stress as a common...

Natasha is a researcher, facilitator, and theatre-maker.  Her PhD research, specializing in applied theatre approaches to Relationships and Sex Education (RSE), was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.  In this episode we discuss how Natasha...

Welcome to February!   This month’s book club is diving into the issue of negative self-talk and we will be discussing ‘The Imposter Cure: How to Stop Feeling Like a Fraud and Escape the Mind-trip of Imposter Syndrome’’ by Jessamy Hibberd. Imposter...

Graham Green is currently working towards his Ph.D. at the University of Southern Queensland.  He has a background in the education, management and aviation sectors and holds a Masters Degree in Aviation Management from the University of New South Wales. He is an...

Nathan Ryder runs skills training for PhD students with a signature course entitled ‘Viva Survivor’ and daily blog of viva prep help.   In this episode Nathan talks about his new book ‘Keep Going ’which is full of advice for the PhD journey and we focus in...