This is How to PhD, the show dedicated to sharing those key, practical skills for University success! Perhaps you’ve just decided to embark on a PhD, Master’s or Bachelor’s, or maybe you’re a seasoned doctoral veteran about to face your viva. Whatever stage you’re at, University studies can be a huge challenge. But it can also be one of the most rewarding things you’ll ever do and there are a few things we learned along the way that can help you. Join myself, Dr Arun Ulahannan and my co-host, Dr Julia Gauly, as we share everything we wish we had known!
Episodes
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
We've talked a lot about publishing in journals, but this week, we're diving in deep and going into all of the little secrets of journal publications. Learn all metrics, authorship and even maximising your citations!
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Keywords are often an afterthought, but actually can be incredibly useful in ensuring your work gets the biggest reach possible. This episode, we don our SEO keyword optimisation hats and share some smart little tricks to choose the best keywords for your journal paper!
Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
We're back!
Maintaining productivity and being consistent is one of the cornerstones of a successful PhD. This week, we share some simple changes you can make if you feel you’re not making the most of your time. It’s not about working harder, but more focussed!
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
A very brief update on the show and when we'll return! Thank you to the entire How to PhD community for continuing to listen to the show! It means so much to us and we can't wait to come back!
Monday May 02, 2022
Monday May 02, 2022
Often we think of knowledge gaps as the key thing to aim for in a PhD, but actually there are many more types of gaps that can be just as powerful and useful! Tune in to learn about the many types of research gaps and a very simple tool to help you identify which ones you'd like to pursue!
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Monday Apr 25, 2022
Balancing spending time on journal papers vs writing your thesis chapters is a tricky one. This week, we have everything you need to know on how to find that balance between the two and what you need to prioritise during your PhD!
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Never get replies to emails? Find that your supervisors don't actually answer your questions? A lot of these problems can be traced back to how you write your emails.
This week, we're going to be talking about some super simple things you can start doing straight away to optimise your email writing and hopefully get much more responses!
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Public involvement and engagement are two really powerful techniques to help justify your work. Think about times you couldn't find the literature to justify what you're doing... or if you feel you're not sure what your work is going to do for the world... these techniques can help solve those!
Tune in to find out exactly why you should run them and how!
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
We're back again, this time with Julia's PhD story. It's different in many ways and so many things to takeaway from the experience- tune in to find out!
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
This week we're going into each year of our PhD journeys to show you the reality of what a PhD is. Often, all we see is that final success from people on Twitter, but actually, most PhD candidates face the same problems and challenges. We'll be talking in depth about all the challenges Arun faced AND crucially, how to overcome them!