Professor Steve Miles is a sociologist at Manchester Metropolitan University based in the Postgraduate Arts and Humanities Centre

(PAHC). His area of expertise is in consumption and he is the Head of Faculty Research Degrees here at MMU. Steve completed his PhD in 1996 from the University of Huddersfield - his thesis is titled 'You just wear what you want don't yer'? An empirical examination of the relationship between youth consumption and the construction of identity.' Join us as we discuss the challenges and opportunities that come with a PhD and a further career in academic research. We naturally touch on a variety of other topics such as social mobility, class, gender, race, discourse, identity and working cultures. It's packed full of useful tips for any post grad or early career researcher.