Welcome to the Degree Doctor blog – where we keep it real about PhD life.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, behind, or like everyone else has it figured out but you – you’re in the right place.
Here you'll find honest advice, practical tips, and a whole lot of reassurance to help you stay calm, focused, and on track.
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Let’s make this PhD journey a bit less stressful (and a lot more doable).
When to stop reading for your thematic literature review (and start writing)
If you’re writing a thematic or narrative literature review, endless reading can feel productive - but it often delays real progress. This post explains how to recognise when you’ve read enough and how to shift into structured, critical synthesis.
How to structure your thematic PhD literature review in three clear steps
If your PhD literature review feels overwhelming, it’s usually not a motivation problem - it’s a structure problem. This post explains how to organise a thematic or narrative literature review in three clear steps that move you from summary to synthesis.