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).
Writing a PhD research proposal? Avoid these 3 common mistakes!
Avoid these 3 mistakes in your PhD research proposal!
How to Write a Winning Research Proposal: Tips and Tricks
This blogpost explores common mistakes made when writing research proposals and provides advice on how to avoid them, with guidance from Dr. Elizabeth Yardley, an academic with 20 years of experience teaching sociology, social policy and criminology in UK universities.
The three different types of social science dissertation
Confused about the difference between primary, secondary, literature-based, library-based, desk-based dissertations! I was too back in my student days! That’s why I created this blogpost, that breaks it all down.
What if my dissertation has already been done?
If someone else has already done a dissertation on your topic, does it mean you have to choose something else? No, it certainly doesn’t!
Is it too late to change my dissertation topic?
Before you throw your dissertation topic into the trash, make sure you read this blogpost!
I haven’t started my dissertation yet and I don’t know what to do it on!
The best social science dissertation titles contain people, an issue or interest, and a context.
How to write a research proposal - 3 common errors to avoid!
How do you write a good research proposal? By avoiding these three common errors!