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The PhD Life Raft Podcast

Jul 19, 2021

It’s the final episode of Season 3!  It’s gone so quickly and I am so grateful to the wonderful guests who have made it so awesome!

 

And, talking of awesome guests, who better to create a big finish for this series than Melanie Smith?!

 

Dr Melanie Smith is Reader Emerita at Cardiff University School of Law and...


Jul 12, 2021

Precarity is, unfortunately, a familiar experience for many PhD students - particularly in the strange times that we find ourselves in.  This week’s episode touches on both the precarity brought about by the pandemic but also the on-going precarious nature of employment within the Higher Education sector.

 

Bee talks...


Jul 5, 2021

This week is all about how to survive your viva!

 

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 own experience of a PhD in Mathematics at the University of Liverpool and the importance...