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The PhD Life Raft Podcast

Jun 26, 2023

Dr Rose Aslan was a tenured Professor of Religious Studies who found herself burnt out and, on a sabbatical in Istanbul, decided to step away from academia. From her current perspective, Rose explores what she would do differently if she were to do her PhD again.

Rose acknowledges that, although there were some good...


Jun 18, 2023

Dr Eve Grubin is the author of Morning Prayer (Sheep Meadow Press), The House of Our

First Loving (Rack Press) and Grief Dialogue (Rack Press). She is a lecturer at NYU in

London and a tutor at the Poetry School. Eve received an AHRC / TECHNE  scholarship to

write her PhD thesis (Kingston University): ‘Boat of Letters...


Jun 12, 2023

Dr Inès Amami holds a PhD from Sorbonne Nouvelle University in French literature and civilization.  Her research is about the representation of the West and the Muslim world in the Encyclopédie de Diderot (18th century).   Ines is also a political activist in the field of women’s rights and fights against all kinds...


Jun 5, 2023

It’s the 100th episode of The PhD Life Raft Podcast!

Fleur Farish-Edwards - a gorgeous member of the PhD Life Raft community - is leading the celebrations with a reflection on the way in which the podcast has been party of her PhD journey.

Fleur is an experienced counsellor and supervisor, and along with her wife,...