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).
ChatGPT for PhD Literature Review Writer’s Block: Use AI without compromising your ethics and integrity!
So, you can type a prompt into ChatGPT to help with your PhD literature review, and that’s perfectly okay?! Keep reading …
Getting Ethical Approval for your PhD Research Project: Three key questions to ask
Is the ethical approval process boggling your mind? Don’t worry, I have three simple questions you can ask yourself to check you’re being ethically excellent in your approach!
Shiny Object Syndrome as a PhD Student | 6 tips for dealing with a rebellious brain on your doctoral journey!
Always getting distracted and struggling to make progress on your PhD? You’ve likely got Shiny Object Syndrome!
PhD Burnout: How to stop overwhelm turning into an existential crisis!
Feeling overwhelmed? Got a one-way ticket to PhD burnout? You’ll feel much calmer once you’ve read this.
Why your PhD literature review feels like a mess (and what to do about it)
Before you do anything else on your PhD literature review, read this!
Writing a PhD research proposal? Avoid these 3 common mistakes!
Avoid these 3 mistakes in your PhD research proposal!