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171. The Life and Times of a Humanities PhD Candidate

Posted March 15, 2022 • 00:55:36

Sometimes, your humble HelloPhD hosts forget how narrow our experience has been in graduate education. We’re both biomedical PhDs, and while we trained...

144. Finding a Career that Fits with Marlys Hanson (R)

Posted February 28, 2022 • 01:02:47

Sarah had achieved her dream. With a PhD in Physics, she had accepted a new position as a Theoretical Physicist. But as the months wore on, she started...

170. Mailbag: Should I Quit Grad School?

Posted February 15, 2022 • 00:33:00

If you’re a grad student who hasn’t thought about leaving your PhD program at least once, you might not have a pulse. When experiments fail, grants...

169. Change Your Plans, Not Your Goals

Posted January 31, 2022 • 01:00:16

Even as a child, Alexandra wanted to study space. She had a Bachelor’s degree in physics from Cambridge University, so she seemed like the perfect...

168. Academic Twitter: Step-By-Step

Posted January 16, 2022 • 00:37:02

It’s no secret that a lot of scientific conversation happens on Twitter. It’s a great place to share your research, keep up with trends, and connect...