E10: To PhD or not to PhD?
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This episode tackles the question "to PhD or not to PhD".
On the one hand, I share my own experience as a former PhD student in Belgium.
On the other hand, I review the book "The Realities of Completing a PhD" by Dr. Nicolas Rowe.
Cited in this episode:
Cornell, Bethan. (2020). PhD life: the UK student experience. HEPI Report 131. Higher Education Policy Council. Retrieved on 12 May 2021 from https://www.hepi.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/PhD-Life_The-UK-Student-Experience_HEPI-Report-131.pdf Rowe, Nicholas. (2021). The Realities of Completing a PhD: How to Plan for Success (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003132714Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.