It’s our fifth and final episode of our Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 series! It’s great to be ambitious, but setting unrealistic expectations of yourself in your head can lead to disappointment and imposter syndrome. Let’s set better goals using a technique we’ve used so many times over!

The fourth of our Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 series! “You have to work weekends!”, “There’s no time for anything else!”. Heard this before? We’re here to rethink those myths and show how you can in fact live a balanced, healthy life with time for yourself and your wellbeing.

The third of our Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 series! It can be scary to face up to our deepest sources of PhD anxiety, but using this technique, we found you can come to terms with them and actually learn to grow from these anxieties!

The second of our Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 series! Do you know what an incredible person you are? You’re more than a student! We fulfil many more roles in life that we often don’t give ourselves any credit for. Tune in to learn a little technique to love yourself more!

The first of our Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 series! Do you ever feel like you’re not qualified to do your doctoral studies? That others are ahead of you? You’re not alone, but luckily there’s some things we learned to do that can help you manage it

Thinking about applying for a PhD, but still on the fence? Or a bit confused about where you can find funding? Do you feel you might not have enough research experience? We'll answer all this and more in this special edition of How to PhD. We'll cover how you can find positions, how you can fund them and of course, how to apply for them. Some useful tricks in this episode for those considering a PhD!

Plus, thanks to our fantastic listeners for the episode suggestion!

Getting around to actually starting your thesis can be pretty daunting. Bringing together 3-4 years of work is no mean feat. In this episode, we’ll guide you from that blank document, to writing its content and making the design sing!

‍Ah ‍presenting… ‍just ‍saying ‍the ‍word ‍can ‍make ‍some ‍people ‍quiver ‍with ‍nerves. ‍But ‍don’t ‍fear, ‍by ‍the ‍end ‍of ‍this ‍episode, ‍you’ll ‍be ‍counting ‍the ‍days ‍until ‍the ‍next ‍time ‍you ‍can ‍present!

‍In ‍the ‍third ‍episode ‍of ‍How ‍to ‍PhD, ‍Arun ‍& ‍Julia ‍discuss ‍what ‍makes ‍an ‍effective ‍presentation ‍and ‍exactly ‍how ‍you ‍can ‍go ‍about ‍achieving ‍it. ‍We’ll ‍delve ‍into ‍how ‍to ‍craft ‍your ‍content, ‍some ‍essential ‍design ‍tips ‍and ‍what ‍you ‍can ‍do ‍to ‍best ‍prepare ‍for ‍your ‍big ‍moment!

‍Your ‍supervisor ‍is ‍arguably ‍one ‍of ‍the ‍most ‍important ‍people ‍in ‍the ‍whole ‍process, ‍so ‍it’s ‍worth ‍knowing ‍how ‍to ‍get ‍that ‍relationship ‍right!

‍In ‍the ‍second ‍episode ‍of ‍How ‍to ‍PhD, ‍Arun ‍& ‍Julia ‍discuss ‍the ‍three ‍essential ‍tips ‍to ‍help ‍you ‍setup ‍a ‍health ‍working ‍relationship ‍with ‍your ‍supervisor. ‍This ‍includes ‍some ‍practical ‍tools ‍you ‍can ‍use ‍for ‍meetings, ‍how ‍to ‍deal ‍with ‍feedback ‍and ‍what ‍to ‍do ‍when ‍things ‍don’t ‍quite ‍go ‍the ‍way ‍you ‍planned. ‍It’s ‍an ‍important ‍one, ‍so ‍tune ‍in ‍to ‍find ‍out ‍more!

Those first days and months of the PhD can be unsettling, but it doesn’t have to be! 

In this first episode of How to PhD, Arun & Julia discuss the five essential skills and things you need to get off on the right foot. We also touch on some important tips for your health and wellbeing. In fact, doesn’t really matter if you’re 1 day in or 2 years in, this first episode is packed with crucial tips for every PhD student. Tune in to find out more!