Hi and welcome to the Savvy Scientist website!
The site is filled with free help on PhDs, all the way from applying to preparing for life post PhD.
Below are a few suggestions for how to navigate the site depending on where you’re at in your own PhD journey.
Potential PhD Students
For those who are thinking about doing a PhD you’ll find the PhD Applications category most helpful.
Posts under PhD Insights will help to answer any queries you may have about PhDs and give you an understanding of whether doing one is right for you.
Key posts to check out:
- Is a PhD worth it? Should I do a PhD?
- How Hard is a PhD?
- PhD FAQs – A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Doctoral Study
Then you can move onto my posts about Funding and Applying.
You may also find the PhD Profiles useful – where current or previous PhD students share their journeys and advice.
Current PhD Students
So you’ve been successful with your application, congratulations! But the work’s only just getting started.
You’ll want to check out the Current Students section. There are subcategories for PhD Life, Research Skills, Writing & Publishing, The Viva and Personal Finances.
You may find the following posts of particular interest:
- My Advice and Tips for New PhD Students
- 10 part series on Writing an Academic Paper
- My PhD mindset series, covering burnout, motivation and how to avoid procrastination
I’m also always looking for contributors to the PhD Profiles series, so please reach out if you’re interested in being featured.
Finally, I also have a quarterly Beyond the PhD series where I document what I’ve been up to since finishing my own PhD.
Looking for Personalised Coaching?
I offer a limited number of one on one sessions for people who are looking for personalised PhD help. The sessions are suitable for everything from feedback on applications through to advice on PhD problems and viva training. You can find more details below.
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- A beginner’s guide to academic publishing eBook
- Academic CV template
- Viva preparation worksheets
- Networking cheat sheet
- LinkedIn top tips
- Much more!
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