The PGR Cast

In this episode Claudia & Matt interview Patrick Sullivan, PhD student and research engineer at the National Composites Centre in Bristol. Patrick is in the 2nd year of his EngD and earned a Masters in Engineering and design in 2020. We discuss differences between undergraduate and postgraduate life, mental fitness, his newly awarded patent, what it means to be an inventor, and more.

In this episode, Claudia & Matt interview Daniel Gold, CEO and founder of Stratiphy: an app designing strategies for everyday investors. Daniel has an MSc Mathematics (University of Bristol 2004) and a PhD in Algebraic Geometry. We talk about moving from PhD to running a business, dealing with fears of failure, and more.

In this episode, Claudia & Matt interview Shruthi Venkatachalam, a PhD student in Policy Studies working on violence against disabled women in India. We touch on the challenges & rewards of researching with a disability, Shruthi's experiences as an international PGR, and more.

The PGRcast is a podcast by the Bristol Doctoral College (BDC) for giving a voice to PGRs, hosted by engineering PhD students Claudia Jimenez Martin and Matt Bone. For enquiries or potentially taking part as an interviewee, contact [email protected].

In this episode, our new hosts Claudia Jimenez Martin & Matt Bone interview Alex Cochrane, an R&D Engineer who graduated from the University of Bristol in 2019. We cover working with industry, careers post PhD, the trials of going through a doctorate, and more.

In this episode, our new hosts Claudia Jimenez Martin & Matt Bone interview Alex Cochrane, an R&D Engineer who graduated from the University of Bristol in 2019. We cover working with industry, careers post PhD, the trials of going through a doctorate, and more.

1.2.5 Thematic analysis by Bristol Doctoral College

1.1.1 Introducing NVivo by Bristol Doctoral College

Dr Elizabeth Mamali from the Bristol Doctoral College talks to Jaya Sagar, a first-year PhD student from Bristol's Quantum Engineering Centre for Doctoral Training, about the challenges of starting a new degree, in a new country, in the middle of a pandemic.

You can read a transcript of this podcast at bit.ly/pgrcast4

Dr Elizabeth Mamali from the Bristol Doctoral College talks to Dr Ailsa Naismith, a volcanologist from the School of Earth Sciences, who recently went through the experience of defending her thesis in an online Viva. Volcano themed disaster movies, battling isolation during lockdowns, and demystifying the Viva process are some of the topics that are discussed in this episode.

You can read a transcript of this podcast at bit.ly/pgrcast3