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The PhD Life Raft Podcast

Dec 13, 2021

In the great tradition of British TV we are re-running our Christmas special!

This episode has not one, but two guests!  Chloé Bradwell is a Drama practitioner and SWW DTP funded PhD candidate at the University of Exeter and Aberystwyth University and Rachel Hopkin is a full-time, TECHNE funded PhD in the Media Arts...


Dec 6, 2021

This week we are welcoming back the marvellous Allan Kilner-Johnson!  Allan is mindfulness meditation teacher alongside his work as a Senior Lecturer in English Literature and Associate Dean of Postgraduate Research at the University of Surrey.

 

Allan talks us through the importance of the process of review within his...


Nov 29, 2021

This week’s episode focuses on ‘finding your voice’ - both in terms of having confidence to speak about your work but also the process of discovering a way of writing about your research ideas.  

 

Our guest is Rebecca McCutcheon, a director and practice-led researcher, working across site-based practice,...


Nov 22, 2021

This week’s guest is Alison Miller AKA The Dissertation Coach.  Alison created ‘The Academic Writers’ Space’ to provide structure and support doctoral students and academics and then, in 2000, she developed this work through The Dissertation Coach which provides programmes and specialist coaching for...


Nov 15, 2021

This week we are talking to Lisa Munro who specialises in helping academic writers through writing retreats, workshops, coaching, and editing. 

 

Lisa talks about her journey into and through her PhD.  She also discusses how this led to her current work and business.

 

We discuss how to avoid the shame and fear that...