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That doesn’t mean that everything was easy, and there were some hurdles with my accommodation at the start.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThen I met the Head of Disability Services, and it was his first day at King’s as well. So we learnt a lot about navigating King’s with a disability together. This was so helpful because I was quite a complex case.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"Throughout my PhD I also developed an extensive network of people who could support me with my disability and all things related to it.","source":"Dr Lienkie Diedericks"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EIf there is someone with a disability considering applying for a PhD, what would be your advice to them?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI would encourage them to go for it, but to choose their PhD wisely.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStart by thinking carefully about your needs and requirements. 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The podcast, along with other invaluable experience at the King’s Doctoral College and with the EDI central team, meant I got a job at the Royal Institute of British Architects as a Diversity and Inclusion Specialist.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe skills I learnt also helped me secure my current job, as Research Culture Manager back at King’s.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat activities have you done outside of your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThroughout my PhD, I was also working for the King’s Doctoral College and as a Research Associate and assistant on various different research projects both at King’s and in collaboration with researchers from the Ethox Centre in Oxford.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI was also the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead for the King's Doctoral Students' Association, and I was a Disability Project Officer. My work, and that of my colleagues, has changed college-wide post-graduate research policies to be even more inclusive and we created an online disability hub.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThese working experiences really complimented my PhD and allowed me to get work experience outside of academia or adjacent to academia.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI never set out to do EDI work to further my career, I did it because it was the right thing to do. I really wanted other people to have an even better experience than I did, and selfishly, wanted to improve some things for myself as well while I was here. Then it ended up being instrumental in my career.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EAre there social activities to get involved with at King’s?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"There are a lot of courses and activities available specifically to PhD students, but we also got access to everything available to wider research staff.","source":"Dr Lienkie Diedericks"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Cp\u003EI joined Access King’s, the disability network, and I still have a huge number of friends there. I also joined Proudly King’s, the staff LGBTQ+ network and that was so helpful too.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are also loads of events going on. I am not particularly religious, but the Chaplaincy has some really cool stuff going on. They do walking tours, I went to an amazing one around St Paul’s Cathedral. That was something I would never have normally done, but you meet such interesting and diverse groups of people. The hobby clubs are also good, I went to the dance school, even with my legs.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is so important to get out there, have fun and build these wider support networks, even when you feel time-strapped with your PhD. Life is what you make of it.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow much support do King’s give you with building your career?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe career services are a lifeline. You have a careers advisor with you every step of the way and this stays in place for two years after you finish.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMy careers advisor helped me find a field I wanted to work in. He asked me, ‘What do you like doing? Do you want to do science writing? 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When you are doing a PhD you are less like a student, you are an apprentice researcher. Your job is to learn the craft of research.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat advice would you give to someone choosing a PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI would stress the importance of how carefully you need to choose your supervisor because a PhD is a long time to work with someone.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is like getting married to someone - you need to stay together through the good times and the bad. You do ultimately have to take that leap of faith and choose someone, but don’t get married at first sight.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFind out about your future supervisor - read their work, talk to other students that were or are doing a PhD with them, and talk to their colleagues about them.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat advice would you give to someone doing a PhD now?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMake time to do things outside of your PhD itself because you will get a much richer experience and a wider view of the research community.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDoing this might also open up career opportunities you hadn’t thought of. A lot of people doing a PhD don't end up doing research, many of us end up doing jobs adjacent to academia like I am doing now, and we're good at it. 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You also get to get your research out there and see people engage with it, and that is really valuable. It helps you understand where your research fits in society and gives you even more motivation for your topic.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWith AI there is so much misinformation, and people can be afraid of it. I hope my work helps explain AI is a tool, and that it is nothing to be afraid of. It is so helpful that my supervisor understands and supports my work in this area.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003ECan you tell us about any networking and social events that are open to postgraduate students?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe have the Doctoral College at King’s that has lots of different groups and runs seminars, networking and social events. \u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"The events are really nice and, because they are in person, it is so easy to meet and interact with people. 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We couldn’t have developed this without collaboration with different people in and outside my department.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHave you done any training courses during your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI attended a lot of courses at the beginning of my PhD as it was four years, with an MRes at the beginning. One of the most useful was on advanced machine learning, which was a deep dive into machine learning methods. Without that, I am positive that it would have taken me months before I got going with this for my PhD.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother course I found useful was critical skills, which was a journal club. The person who ran it made it very dynamic with a host and an interesting discussion. It helped me to read papers quickly and find the most important information in them, including understanding the study strengths and limitations.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EIs there anything that has surprised you about doing a PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI didn’t think it would be this enjoyable. I think this is because I had great supervision throughout, great collaboration and a lot of opportunities, and I have done so much more than my thesis.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"Doing a PhD means you are doing something academic, but you need to also get professional experience. I know people who have been working in industry for years, and I don’t feel like I have done less than them.","source":"Virginia Fernandez"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Cp\u003EI have been able to learn things valuable to my career, and I have been happy. That is not to say I have not had imposter syndrome from time to time, but these have been happy years.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat advice would you give someone who was choosing a PhD now?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI have seen people who are only thinking about the research work when they are applying – their priorities are the best university possible, the best title or this exact topic. I think it is just as important to find a good supervisor and a good team that you feel comfortable with. My supervisor asks potential postgraduate students to meet not only him but his team. Because he understands it is the team that is important during a PhD.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat advice would you give to someone doing a PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen you start it is easy to think you need to work 13 hours a day to demonstrate you are working hard – that is what everyone thinks a PhD is. Then you see people getting burnout after three or four months. I had that, and it is 100% not worth it, because it is not going to make your work go faster. It is important to slow down, and also get out there and go to events and do different things outside your research. They help you handle everything better.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat are you going to do after your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI am hoping to do a Post-Doc with my team, I need to have an interview but I am hopeful I will get the position. The new project will be on a different topic more applied to clinical use and will complement my skills. I like the idea of seeing what it is like to deploy an AI algorithm into healthcare, and deal with clinicians and project partners. 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I have learnt so much about how important it is to be careful about the way you organise things.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003ECould you tell us about the EDI dialogue events?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe were running events on privilege, and topics relating to discrimination, inequality and racism – covering topics including ability and disability, and sexuality.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs an institution, King’s is already promoting EDI, and that is important. But I always think that institutions are created by people. I was inspired by someone else here doing a PhD, and she was very interested in this topic too. So we co-organised these events together, and now she has graduated, I take the lead.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe related the events to a newspaper article or a video, so the topic was anchored in something. Then we made sure it was engaging and interactive, so everyone was welcome to speak, and share their views and experiences. 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I even know the names of the boys that used them to study. I am probably the only person in 300 years to know this.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat jobs do you do alongside your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI am a singing teacher with 35 pupils under the age of 11 in a local Catholic school near Hammersmith. They are hysterical and keep me on my toes. I also have a church administrative job in Putney, and that's about three days a week. I also sing in a church choir every Sunday.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ELuckily I like being busy, and I think I am better as a busy person.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhy did you choose King’s to do your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI was an undergraduate at King’s, and the supervisors and lecturers truly inspired me. I had a lot of fun working with them, and my supervisor has always been a kind and caring soul. 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Because, the worst thing is when your head wants to be at work when you are with the people you love, or when you are at work feeling guilty about not spending time with family and friends.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI wish I had I clocked this a wee bit earlier and been able to say ‘this is assigned PhD time’ and given myself permission to be a bit selfish with it. What you are undertaking is large, you can’t do it on a whim, and I don't think you should underestimate how much of you it will take to get through it.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhy did you choose to do your PhD part time?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI began during the end of the COVID pandemic. I was based in Devon and had a very steady job. Because of the pandemic access to resources was more limited, so my supervisor suggested part-time for six months. 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You haven’t got time to stumble, you need to walk out on that stage and have complete faith in yourself.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"I learnt a lot about presenting, including what mannerisms I have, how quickly to talk and how to make my work understandable. Being concise when describing your research, and making it relatable, are valuable skills in being an academic. ","source":"Hannah Deasy"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Cp\u003EI would have said this was my proudest moment so far, but two days ago I presented at my first conference and got some excellent laughs for my jokes. Everyone who presents at the conference will also be published, so that is very exciting!\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHave you had any support through your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMy supervisor has been very supportive, for which I feel very lucky. 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Finding the balance is something I am working on, and I am in a better place now than I was a year ago.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat skills have you used to manage your time during your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI have learnt to set myself boundaries and be very strict with them. I usually find it easier to set boundaries than to keep them, but I am learning to do better.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOften it is about having open conversations with the people who care about you. Saying things like ‘on Monday night after work I will be in the library for three hours, so don’t expect any communication from me.’ Nine times out of ten, people completely respect you for that.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThen you can actually enjoy the time that you do have with them, rather than thinking about work. 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This sort of Artificial Intelligence (AI) could potentially help policy makers understand what could happen if they altered the tax system in different ways.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe goal is to help policy makers find the sweet spot between welfare and economic growth. Machine learning can factor in details about the country, the citizens, and other forces involved in labour supply and the economy. It could predict how citizens react to changes in taxation. \u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow much research is there in this field already, and what are the challenges?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUse of AI in this field is very new, and it has not been used in the real world yet. There are only two projects that have used AI like this in recent years. I'm building on that research by adding further economic and political dynamics. But the approach has limitations. We can’t include cultural aspects, such as ‘my whole family votes Labour, so I will too’.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhere are you in your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI am starting my final year in the PhD. I started full time, and later switched to part-time. There is flexibility around this, and you can change mid-way through your PhD if needed.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhy did you choose King’s to do your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKing’s is such a big university and very good at interdisciplinary work so that attracted me. I also wanted to be in a vibrant city, somewhere I could see myself enjoy life. I am from Germany and I don’t speak many languages besides English, so it had to be an English speaking country.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI worked in consulting for six years after my undergraduate degree and master's in Germany. But I always wanted to go back to university and do research. My degrees in Economics and Political Science were very broad and general. We didn’t get the chance to go into a lot of depth. I wanted to do something where I felt I could become an expert and a PhD was the way to do this. My reason for doing a doctorate is quite personal, for me it is about self-fulfilment.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E","align":"Right"}},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"Initially, I was concerned about being too old to start a PhD, but we have PhD candidates of all ages. I would encourage anyone to consider a PhD, you are never too old.","source":"Lina Kramer"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EHave there been any challenges during your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI started my PhD in the pandemic, and I had just moved to London without having lived here before. That wasn’t easy at all, I didn’t know anyone, didn’t have any community yet. Luckily the PhD community is great now, we were all so super desperate to connect. I have a really good friend group now.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow did you find your community after Covid?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI went back into the university as soon as possible. Once we were allowed to go back to the office, the PhD students started having lunch together. I also took a Department Representative role which helped me make connections to other departments in my faculty. I have friends in the Geography department, the War Studies department and others. I have a big community and I feel very much part of King’s.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThen I was voted in to be President of King's Doctoral Students Association. Through this I met a lot different people so I have an even bigger friend group now. I also met my boyfriend through King’s Doctoral Students Association, he just finished his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at King’s.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003ECan you tell us about your experience as President of King’s Doctoral Students Association?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt was a great experience, and I feel like I achieved a lot. We wanted to build a good structure to represent all of the doctoral students. So we brought in faculty representatives for every faculty and event coordinators for each campus.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe were a team of around 25 people, and were super active, running academic and social events. We also worked with the University to improve the support for PhD students.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"I really enjoyed being President, the issues were close to my heart. I also got a lot out of it in terms of skill development, including soft skills and connections.","source":"Lina Kramer"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt filled me with joy and it is the sort of work where you see the rewards quickly, which is in contrast to a PhD. It was good for my mental health, helping me out of the Covid blues.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow was your PhD funded?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI applied for the London Doctoral Training Programme and got a studentship from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). It is fully funded and I felt lucky that I got it.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat advice would you give to people trying to get PhD funding?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you want to get a studentship in a competitive area you will need to apply early. It might also help if your research is on a trending topic. When AI became a topic of great interest to people, I felt like that helped my chances a lot.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"image","value":{"altText":"A group of people in formal clothing on an awards stage.","transformations":null,"caption":"Lina and colleagues at the 2023 KCLSU awards, where she won Change Maker of the Year.","asset":{"entryTitle":"Lina Kramer KCLSU award 2023","entryDescription":null,"sys":{"id":"fb1d36ac-c8e0-4ec8-a39a-3a267a072eb8","language":"en-GB","contentTypeId":"image","dataFormat":"asset","uri":"\u002Fimage-library\u002Flina-kramer-kclsu-award-2023.x453dca27.jpg"}}}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EWhat advice would you give to someone choosing a PhD now?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYou need to pick your supervisors carefully. Try to meet with your main supervisor and have a proper discussion. Also ask them: What is your supervision style? How do you supervise students? Then ask yourself, is that the way I want to be supervised?\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf your PhD project is multidisciplinary, it is worth considering having supervisors from different fields to give you access to wider range of expertise and different supervision styles. This can be very helpful, and I wasn’t aware I could do this at the start of my PhD. My advice would be to start your PhD and only then pick your second supervisor. You have about a month to confirm your supervisory team, and you’ll understand better what you need once you’ve settled into King’s and started your PhD project.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHave you done any training you would recommend to others?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYes, I have done a bunch of training courses like 'Writing A Literature Review for the Social Sciences' and 'The Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students'. King’s Doctoral College offers many useful courses for each area of the researcher development framework.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, King’s offers free language courses to PhD students, and students can apply to audit undergraduate or postgraduate taught courses offered at King’s.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat do you want to do after your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI am fascinated by the whole topic of AI, and I am considering applying to research institutes that work with AI. But I can also see myself doing consulting work for the public sector again. Besides that I enjoy teaching, so I would like to continue that on a freelance base.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHave you had any career advice or support from King's?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYes, King’s has an excellent careers and employability advice service. The service has lots of useful resources, and you can even book one-to-one slots to get personalised advice. I booked a career session this week to discuss a job I would like to apply for.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEven if you have no idea what you want to do, they can help guide you. I think it is always worth it to start thinking about what you want to do next early to make things easier later on.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EWhat advice would you give to someone starting a PhD now?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI also think it is important to understand that even if you have a clear idea of your project in the beginning, it’s likely to evolve as you learn more about the topic. I was surprised about how many people changed the focus of their project, and I actually changed mine as well. I held on to the original project focus for way too long. I would have changed earlier if I knew it was ok.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EDo you think that King’s listens to the views of PhD Students?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKing's is a very good university. You can see the university trying to continuously improve the experience of PhD students. They respond to student input, as I saw first-hand in my role of President of the King’s Doctoral Students Association. 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This sort of Artificial Intelligence (AI) could potentially help policy makers understand what could happen if they altered the tax system in different ways.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe goal is to help policy makers find the sweet spot between welfare and economic growth. Machine learning can factor in details about the country, the citizens, and other forces involved in labour supply and the economy. It could predict how citizens react to changes in taxation. \u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow much research is there in this field already, and what are the challenges?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EUse of AI in this field is very new, and it has not been used in the real world yet. There are only two projects that have used AI like this in recent years. I'm building on that research by adding further economic and political dynamics. But the approach has limitations. 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I have a really good friend group now.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow did you find your community after Covid?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI went back into the university as soon as possible. Once we were allowed to go back to the office, the PhD students started having lunch together. I also took a Department Representative role which helped me make connections to other departments in my faculty. I have friends in the Geography department, the War Studies department and others. I have a big community and I feel very much part of King’s.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThen I was voted in to be President of King's Doctoral Students Association. Through this I met a lot different people so I have an even bigger friend group now. I also met my boyfriend through King’s Doctoral Students Association, he just finished his PhD in Biomedical Engineering at King’s.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003ECan you tell us about your experience as President of King’s Doctoral Students Association?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt was a great experience, and I feel like I achieved a lot. We wanted to build a good structure to represent all of the doctoral students. So we brought in faculty representatives for every faculty and event coordinators for each campus.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe were a team of around 25 people, and were super active, running academic and social events. We also worked with the University to improve the support for PhD students.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"I really enjoyed being President, the issues were close to my heart. 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Try to meet with your main supervisor and have a proper discussion. Also ask them: What is your supervision style? How do you supervise students? Then ask yourself, is that the way I want to be supervised?\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf your PhD project is multidisciplinary, it is worth considering having supervisors from different fields to give you access to wider range of expertise and different supervision styles. This can be very helpful, and I wasn’t aware I could do this at the start of my PhD. My advice would be to start your PhD and only then pick your second supervisor. You have about a month to confirm your supervisory team, and you’ll understand better what you need once you’ve settled into King’s and started your PhD project.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHave you done any training you would recommend to others?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYes, I have done a bunch of training courses like 'Writing A Literature Review for the Social Sciences' and 'The Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Research Students'. King’s Doctoral College offers many useful courses for each area of the researcher development framework.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn addition, King’s offers free language courses to PhD students, and students can apply to audit undergraduate or postgraduate taught courses offered at King’s.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat do you want to do after your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI am fascinated by the whole topic of AI, and I am considering applying to research institutes that work with AI. But I can also see myself doing consulting work for the public sector again. Besides that I enjoy teaching, so I would like to continue that on a freelance base.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHave you had any career advice or support from King's?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYes, King’s has an excellent careers and employability advice service. The service has lots of useful resources, and you can even book one-to-one slots to get personalised advice. I booked a career session this week to discuss a job I would like to apply for.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEven if you have no idea what you want to do, they can help guide you. I think it is always worth it to start thinking about what you want to do next early to make things easier later on.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EWhat advice would you give to someone starting a PhD now?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI also think it is important to understand that even if you have a clear idea of your project in the beginning, it’s likely to evolve as you learn more about the topic. I was surprised about how many people changed the focus of their project, and I actually changed mine as well. I held on to the original project focus for way too long. I would have changed earlier if I knew it was ok.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EDo you think that King’s listens to the views of PhD Students?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKing's is a very good university. You can see the university trying to continuously improve the experience of PhD students. They respond to student input, as I saw first-hand in my role of President of the King’s Doctoral Students Association. 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My PhD was a joint International Relations PhD, awarded by King’s and the University of São Paulo. My project analysed Brazil's membership of the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic (ZOPACAS). The aim was to examine Brazil's diplomatic and defence relations in the South Atlantic region, and especially with other members of ZOPACAS in South America and West Africa. \u003C\u002Fp\u003E","align":"Right"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EWhat stage are you at with your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI passed my viva in June 2023, so just over a year ago. It has been wonderful to finish my PhD! Waking up and remembering that I have successfully completed it is a great feeling. Now I'm in the process of finishing my book proposal. I also had an academic journal article published last year, which I am super proud of. You can find it in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tandfonline.com\u002Fdoi\u002Ffull\u002F10.1080\u002F14678802.2023.2211536\"\u003EConflict, Security and Development Journal\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EDid you experience any challenges during your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen I started my PhD at King’s, my main challenge was dealing with COVID-19. I had been in Brazil for six and a half months during my second year and had to rush home to the UK. I am half Brazilian, so I could have stayed there, but I am glad I came home and was able to be with my family. Lockdown was challenging for all of us, but we all did our best to keep motivated in our research. I was lucky because I was passionate about my PhD topic and had a great support system around me.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow did you choose your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter my undergraduate degree in French and Spanish at University College London, I had the opportunity to work abroad in Guadeloupe and at CNN. I later did my MSc at the King’s Brazil Institute. My supervisor was excellent and he encouraged me to continue my research and pursue a PhD.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"Being half-English and half-Brazilian, I loved the idea of having a PhD recognised by both the best university in Latin America, and one of the best in Europe for International Relations, and so the joint International Relations PhD was the one for me! I got a fully funded PhD, which paid for my fees, a maintenance grant and a research allowance.","source":"Dr Maísa Edwards "}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EWhat has it been like to do a joint International Relations PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the best things with studying the joint PhD is that we get a dually awarded doctorate from King's College London and the University of São Paulo and we get to meet and work with some great people. My cohort and I are such a close group of colleagues and friends. We are all get on very well and hang out often. We also collaborate on our research and share knowledge. Doing a PhD can be quite a solitary task, so having a support network around you, beyond your supervisor and family, is really important. They are the ones that really understand when you are agonising over your theoretical framework, for example!\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow easy was it to move to Brazil?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMy mum is Brazilian, so as a child I travelled to the country to visit my extended family. I speak fluent Portuguese and also have Brazilian nationality. So I knew the city of São Paulo very well already when I went there for my second year of my PhD. It was more of a case of just adapting to living there for a longer period. I also have family in São Paulo state who I could visit.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003ECan you share an interesting finding from your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYes! Whilst I was doing research at the Brazilian Foreign Ministry archives in Brasilia, I found out that there had been a planned ZOPACAS ministerial meeting in Benin in 2003 that no one knew about. While it didn’t end up taking place for mostly logistical and financial reasons, it was quite a pearl to find in the archives – and really fascinating for those of us in this field of work.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, by some incredible stroke of fate, the ZOPACAS had its eighth ministerial meeting in 2023, at the end of my PhD. That's after 10 years of dormancy. It felt truly incredible for this to happen when it did, and has led to lots of good things. I was invited to speak, for example, with a senior desk offer at the UK Ministry of Defence, as well as at a meeting with the Political Section in the Brazilian Embassy in London. I also had a virtual meeting with representatives from the US Embassy in Brasilia. Getting invited to talk about my research was very cool.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat are you doing after your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA week after I passed my PhD in June 2023, I began working at ResPublica and the Lifelong Education Institute as a Policy Researcher. I was then later promoted to Senior Policy Researcher. This role was alongside my teaching commitments at King's in the Departments of War Studies and European and International Studies as a graduate teaching assistant.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI also had the opportunity to teach in July 2023 and July 2024 as an academic tutor at the King’s Pre-University International Relations Summer School and continue to teach now in the 2024 – 2025 academic year. I am currently teaching in the Departments of War studies and History departments at bachelor's and master’s level as a graduate teaching assistant and an hourly paid lecturer.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI really like teaching, and I am always trying to get the most out of my students. I like them to be focused, but also inject an element of fun into the sessions. I love active learning, so sometimes my students engage in debates, group work, or sometimes a game that teaches them key concepts.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhy did you choose King’s?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKing’s is a very prestigious place and one of the most reputable for the study and research of International Relations and War Studies. I also wanted to keep working alongside the wonderful professors and lecturers that I worked with during my PhD and who taught me during my master's. King’s also has an excellent Brazil Institute which is where I did my master’s and PhD.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EDid you go to any events during your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"Yes, I went to lots of events at King’s. They have academic training events, such how to write a good literature review and how to build a theoretical framework. These events are not only cool learning experiences, they are great for networking.","source":"Dr Maísa Edwards "}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Cp\u003EI have also been a part of events and undertaken research for King’s as part of the Circle U European University Alliance. King’s is one of the members, along with institutions like the University of Pisa, the University of Oslo and the University of Humboldt.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI was a part of a funded research project on Digital and Media Literacy, where I was awarded a €2,000 grant to do research and produce a report for the World Expression Forum (WEXFO). I am also part of a group project which received a €10,000 grant to examine how hierarchies can affect interdisciplinary research.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EDid you use the Careers Service at King’s?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe careers events I have been to have always great. I have been to many over the years, including those focusing on defence and employability, and working in government. I have had a lot of one-to-one appointments as well. My careers advisor was always super friendly, and overall just amazing and helpful. The support advisors provide is so instrumental to career development. This is so important now when so many more people are going to university. It means we also need to marshal the skills that we are developing to suit the job market.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow did you get your policy think tank job?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAcademic publications have a huge currency in our field, but I wanted to show that I could also write policy papers and think pieces, which helped me land the job. I saw it advertised on LinkedIn through a friend's profile who had been working there for about a year. I sent him a message asking whether I should apply and if I'd be a good fit for the role. He said, absolutely! The job was great, and focused on education policy and skills development.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow did you find support during your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, we were all dealing with stress and anxiety. I am not normally an anxious person, but it felt like the world was collapsing on itself. Doing a PhD at the same time, whilst feeling so personally responsible for my own commitment and drive, was a challenge. I was therefore lucky to have access to the King's counselling services. My counsellor was great. It was awesome to feel like I had somebody who could guide me through the professional angst and stress, but also have a giggle with!\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWas there anything about doing a PhD that surprised you?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI always knew that doing a PhD would be a lot of work, but now I realise just how committed you need to be to get through it. A full time PhD is normally four years and requires a lot of dedication, so that is a lot of time to commit. I think you have to always work to stay motivated.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat would you like to do next?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI've applied for a quite a few lecturer positions. It's very competitive, especially in International Relations. You have to keep your spirits up when you get rejections and not get put off. I am going to continue applying. Meanwhile, I've got two articles that I need to finish editing before I send them off to journals. But I am keeping my options open; my experience at the thinktank was really useful for my development and I now have a written a lot of policy papers and think pieces. I am definitely keeping an eye on what is out there!\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EAnything you have learnt about doing a PhD that you would share with someone just starting?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI wish I'd known more about how lonely doing a PhD can be – even if you have great friends and a wonderful community within your research department. My friends and I feel like PhD warriors who have survived and thrived through these years of intense research and study. Anyone and everyone can have a bad day, where they can’t face looking at their work anymore, but the experience is instrumental in teaching you how to be your own biggest cheerleader. \u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere is also something I have heard that is really helpful to remember. During your PhD, you don’t need to achieve something enormous or groundbreaking. You don’t need to win a Nobel Prize, go to the moon or cure cancer; you only have to make a good contribution to your field, even if it is something small. The main thing is that it is original. And this is something you can forever be proud of. So don’t be hard on yourself, whatever you bring to the table counts!\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"I was lucky to have access to the King's counselling services. My counsellor was great. It was awesome to feel like I had somebody who could guide me through the professional angst and stress, but also have a giggle with.","source":"Dr Maísa Edwards "}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EAny top tips for choosing a PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you are thinking of doing a PhD, you should shop around. See what is available and check that the PhD is linked to funding. If you get a funded PhD, that is a huge load off your mind knowing that you and your research are funded and you have money to live and pay your bills.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERead the work of academics you are interested in and see if they are taking on PhD students. If there's anyone you think would be good to do a project with, reach out to them. Send them an email, introduce yourself and let them know you want to do a PhD.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is also worth giving yourself the space and time to decide and choose. I have friends who did their undergraduate degree, then a master’s and then a PhD back-to-back. Pretty much all of them ended up feeling utterly exhausted by the end of this academic marathon. As much as having PhD at 26 or 27 is super cool and flashy, it is fine to do it later. I personally submitted at 30 and defended at 31; and I have friends who are doing their PhDs in their 40s. The time needs to be right for you.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDoing a PhD is a massive commitment, so you should do it only if you really want to. Don’t do it to put a cherry on top of your education, but because you have something that really interests you. It isn’t like an undergraduate degree, where you might pick something that gives you the chance of a good job. The aim of a PhD is to advance research in some way, shape or form, and spending four years on the same topic requires real determination.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow does it feel to have a PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHaving my PhD is something that I will be forever proud of. My grandmother passed away in February 2024, so she was alive to see the photographs of my PhD graduation in the Royal Festival Hall in January. I will always be grateful that she was able to see that. I'm her youngest grandchild and while she would tease me, saying I would have made a wonderful medical doctor, I was able to tell her, \"Granny, I wanted to study international peace and security and I did a PhD in it. So I am a doctor in another way – the PhD kind, instead of an MD\".\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow important do you think PhDs are for women in particular?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI had dinner with an old school friend a couple of weeks ago. We have both done PhDs and agreed that as younger women, having a PhD in a professional setting can make a big difference. This can especially be the case in male-dominated fields. Being addressed as Dr Edwards boosts equality and reminds me that I have earned my place at the table and that my contributions should be listened to.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBringing greater visibility to excellent women pursuing PhDs who are in academia is important. I organised an event in April 2024 for the King’s Brazil Week called ‘Women in Academia: A Spotlight on Brazil’. My fellow panelists and our chair spoke in depth about our experiences as women in academia, in particular as women who are Brazilian and studied in Brazil and abroad. There were many stories about how as women, we have to work so much harder to prove ourselves in academia. This can be also more challenging in male-dominated professions or in certain countries. Having a PhD from King’s is a huge help, as it is a world renowned university in International Relations and other disciplines. 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My PhD was a joint International Relations PhD, awarded by King’s and the University of São Paulo. My project analysed Brazil's membership of the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic (ZOPACAS). The aim was to examine Brazil's diplomatic and defence relations in the South Atlantic region, and especially with other members of ZOPACAS in South America and West Africa. \u003C\u002Fp\u003E","align":"Right"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EWhat stage are you at with your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI passed my viva in June 2023, so just over a year ago. It has been wonderful to finish my PhD! Waking up and remembering that I have successfully completed it is a great feeling. Now I'm in the process of finishing my book proposal. I also had an academic journal article published last year, which I am super proud of. You can find it in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tandfonline.com\u002Fdoi\u002Ffull\u002F10.1080\u002F14678802.2023.2211536\"\u003EConflict, Security and Development Journal\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EDid you experience any challenges during your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen I started my PhD at King’s, my main challenge was dealing with COVID-19. I had been in Brazil for six and a half months during my second year and had to rush home to the UK. I am half Brazilian, so I could have stayed there, but I am glad I came home and was able to be with my family. Lockdown was challenging for all of us, but we all did our best to keep motivated in our research. I was lucky because I was passionate about my PhD topic and had a great support system around me.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow did you choose your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter my undergraduate degree in French and Spanish at University College London, I had the opportunity to work abroad in Guadeloupe and at CNN. I later did my MSc at the King’s Brazil Institute. My supervisor was excellent and he encouraged me to continue my research and pursue a PhD.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"Being half-English and half-Brazilian, I loved the idea of having a PhD recognised by both the best university in Latin America, and one of the best in Europe for International Relations, and so the joint International Relations PhD was the one for me! I got a fully funded PhD, which paid for my fees, a maintenance grant and a research allowance.","source":"Dr Maísa Edwards "}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EWhat has it been like to do a joint International Relations PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOne of the best things with studying the joint PhD is that we get a dually awarded doctorate from King's College London and the University of São Paulo and we get to meet and work with some great people. My cohort and I are such a close group of colleagues and friends. We are all get on very well and hang out often. We also collaborate on our research and share knowledge. Doing a PhD can be quite a solitary task, so having a support network around you, beyond your supervisor and family, is really important. They are the ones that really understand when you are agonising over your theoretical framework, for example!\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow easy was it to move to Brazil?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMy mum is Brazilian, so as a child I travelled to the country to visit my extended family. I speak fluent Portuguese and also have Brazilian nationality. So I knew the city of São Paulo very well already when I went there for my second year of my PhD. It was more of a case of just adapting to living there for a longer period. I also have family in São Paulo state who I could visit.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003ECan you share an interesting finding from your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYes! Whilst I was doing research at the Brazilian Foreign Ministry archives in Brasilia, I found out that there had been a planned ZOPACAS ministerial meeting in Benin in 2003 that no one knew about. While it didn’t end up taking place for mostly logistical and financial reasons, it was quite a pearl to find in the archives – and really fascinating for those of us in this field of work.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlso, by some incredible stroke of fate, the ZOPACAS had its eighth ministerial meeting in 2023, at the end of my PhD. That's after 10 years of dormancy. It felt truly incredible for this to happen when it did, and has led to lots of good things. I was invited to speak, for example, with a senior desk offer at the UK Ministry of Defence, as well as at a meeting with the Political Section in the Brazilian Embassy in London. I also had a virtual meeting with representatives from the US Embassy in Brasilia. Getting invited to talk about my research was very cool.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat are you doing after your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA week after I passed my PhD in June 2023, I began working at ResPublica and the Lifelong Education Institute as a Policy Researcher. I was then later promoted to Senior Policy Researcher. This role was alongside my teaching commitments at King's in the Departments of War Studies and European and International Studies as a graduate teaching assistant.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI also had the opportunity to teach in July 2023 and July 2024 as an academic tutor at the King’s Pre-University International Relations Summer School and continue to teach now in the 2024 – 2025 academic year. I am currently teaching in the Departments of War studies and History departments at bachelor's and master’s level as a graduate teaching assistant and an hourly paid lecturer.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI really like teaching, and I am always trying to get the most out of my students. I like them to be focused, but also inject an element of fun into the sessions. I love active learning, so sometimes my students engage in debates, group work, or sometimes a game that teaches them key concepts.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhy did you choose King’s?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EKing’s is a very prestigious place and one of the most reputable for the study and research of International Relations and War Studies. I also wanted to keep working alongside the wonderful professors and lecturers that I worked with during my PhD and who taught me during my master's. King’s also has an excellent Brazil Institute which is where I did my master’s and PhD.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EDid you go to any events during your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"Yes, I went to lots of events at King’s. They have academic training events, such how to write a good literature review and how to build a theoretical framework. These events are not only cool learning experiences, they are great for networking.","source":"Dr Maísa Edwards "}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Cp\u003EI have also been a part of events and undertaken research for King’s as part of the Circle U European University Alliance. King’s is one of the members, along with institutions like the University of Pisa, the University of Oslo and the University of Humboldt.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI was a part of a funded research project on Digital and Media Literacy, where I was awarded a €2,000 grant to do research and produce a report for the World Expression Forum (WEXFO). I am also part of a group project which received a €10,000 grant to examine how hierarchies can affect interdisciplinary research.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EDid you use the Careers Service at King’s?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe careers events I have been to have always great. I have been to many over the years, including those focusing on defence and employability, and working in government. I have had a lot of one-to-one appointments as well. My careers advisor was always super friendly, and overall just amazing and helpful. The support advisors provide is so instrumental to career development. This is so important now when so many more people are going to university. It means we also need to marshal the skills that we are developing to suit the job market.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow did you get your policy think tank job?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAcademic publications have a huge currency in our field, but I wanted to show that I could also write policy papers and think pieces, which helped me land the job. I saw it advertised on LinkedIn through a friend's profile who had been working there for about a year. I sent him a message asking whether I should apply and if I'd be a good fit for the role. He said, absolutely! The job was great, and focused on education policy and skills development.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow did you find support during your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, we were all dealing with stress and anxiety. I am not normally an anxious person, but it felt like the world was collapsing on itself. Doing a PhD at the same time, whilst feeling so personally responsible for my own commitment and drive, was a challenge. I was therefore lucky to have access to the King's counselling services. My counsellor was great. It was awesome to feel like I had somebody who could guide me through the professional angst and stress, but also have a giggle with!\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWas there anything about doing a PhD that surprised you?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI always knew that doing a PhD would be a lot of work, but now I realise just how committed you need to be to get through it. A full time PhD is normally four years and requires a lot of dedication, so that is a lot of time to commit. I think you have to always work to stay motivated.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat would you like to do next?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI've applied for a quite a few lecturer positions. It's very competitive, especially in International Relations. You have to keep your spirits up when you get rejections and not get put off. I am going to continue applying. Meanwhile, I've got two articles that I need to finish editing before I send them off to journals. But I am keeping my options open; my experience at the thinktank was really useful for my development and I now have a written a lot of policy papers and think pieces. I am definitely keeping an eye on what is out there!\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EAnything you have learnt about doing a PhD that you would share with someone just starting?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI wish I'd known more about how lonely doing a PhD can be – even if you have great friends and a wonderful community within your research department. My friends and I feel like PhD warriors who have survived and thrived through these years of intense research and study. Anyone and everyone can have a bad day, where they can’t face looking at their work anymore, but the experience is instrumental in teaching you how to be your own biggest cheerleader. \u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere is also something I have heard that is really helpful to remember. During your PhD, you don’t need to achieve something enormous or groundbreaking. You don’t need to win a Nobel Prize, go to the moon or cure cancer; you only have to make a good contribution to your field, even if it is something small. The main thing is that it is original. And this is something you can forever be proud of. So don’t be hard on yourself, whatever you bring to the table counts!\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"I was lucky to have access to the King's counselling services. My counsellor was great. It was awesome to feel like I had somebody who could guide me through the professional angst and stress, but also have a giggle with.","source":"Dr Maísa Edwards "}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EAny top tips for choosing a PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you are thinking of doing a PhD, you should shop around. See what is available and check that the PhD is linked to funding. If you get a funded PhD, that is a huge load off your mind knowing that you and your research are funded and you have money to live and pay your bills.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERead the work of academics you are interested in and see if they are taking on PhD students. If there's anyone you think would be good to do a project with, reach out to them. Send them an email, introduce yourself and let them know you want to do a PhD.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is also worth giving yourself the space and time to decide and choose. I have friends who did their undergraduate degree, then a master’s and then a PhD back-to-back. Pretty much all of them ended up feeling utterly exhausted by the end of this academic marathon. As much as having PhD at 26 or 27 is super cool and flashy, it is fine to do it later. I personally submitted at 30 and defended at 31; and I have friends who are doing their PhDs in their 40s. The time needs to be right for you.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDoing a PhD is a massive commitment, so you should do it only if you really want to. Don’t do it to put a cherry on top of your education, but because you have something that really interests you. It isn’t like an undergraduate degree, where you might pick something that gives you the chance of a good job. The aim of a PhD is to advance research in some way, shape or form, and spending four years on the same topic requires real determination.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow does it feel to have a PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHaving my PhD is something that I will be forever proud of. My grandmother passed away in February 2024, so she was alive to see the photographs of my PhD graduation in the Royal Festival Hall in January. I will always be grateful that she was able to see that. I'm her youngest grandchild and while she would tease me, saying I would have made a wonderful medical doctor, I was able to tell her, \"Granny, I wanted to study international peace and security and I did a PhD in it. So I am a doctor in another way – the PhD kind, instead of an MD\".\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow important do you think PhDs are for women in particular?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI had dinner with an old school friend a couple of weeks ago. We have both done PhDs and agreed that as younger women, having a PhD in a professional setting can make a big difference. This can especially be the case in male-dominated fields. Being addressed as Dr Edwards boosts equality and reminds me that I have earned my place at the table and that my contributions should be listened to.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBringing greater visibility to excellent women pursuing PhDs who are in academia is important. 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The project was focused on members from Black Majority Churches in South East London.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI used both qualitative and quantitative methods. I worked with members from the community who were directly concerned by the research; people who identify as being Christian, from Black racially minoritised backgrounds and who had some experience of mental health or mental illness. This is known as a participatory research approach.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E","align":"Right"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EHow did you choose your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI had been working in acute and forensic psychiatric units in the NHS when I decided I wanted to shift into research.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn applying for research roles, I came across the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kcl.ac.uk\u002Fheron\"\u003EHealth Inequalities Research Network (HERON)\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, based at King’s. They had a lot of community engagement going on, and I thought it sounded so meaningful. I had lived in South East London for a long time, and I was drawn towards initiatives that challenged inequality. So, I started a Research Assistant role for the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kcl.ac.uk\u002Fresearch\u002Fselcoh\"\u003ESouth East London Community Health study (SELCoH)\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, helping to recruit study participants.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI always wanted to work with people who would be directly impacted by the research project, I feel their voice has to be central to any study. I also knew I wanted to work on health inequalities, and I wanted to develop my PhD proposal to include participatory research.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI met my PhD supervisor while I was working as a Research Assistant for SELCoH, and I was inspired to do a PhD with her. 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It felt transformational to hand in my thesis, and achieve that, and a next level feeling of relief and joy after passing my viva with minor corrections.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow did you go about co-producing your research?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI was a bit worried about how we would engage with more insular organisations such as churches because there has been a lot of historic mistrust between institutions of power such as universities and community organisations.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo start with, I created a clear recruitment leaflet to recruit three co-researchers. Then I contacted various local grassroot organisations like Black Thrive that were already working on challenging health inequalities for Black and other racially minoritised groups. This was also the time that the Black Lives Matter movement was resurfacing. So, there were a lot of anti-racism workshops which I engaged with, and I approached some of these organisations to circulate the recruitment leaflet and an interest form.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen people got in touch and sent across the role interest form, I met them and spoke to them informally as a chance to get to know each other. I wanted to make sure it wasn’t a formal interview, just a chance to connect and to understand what the project could mean to those interested. It was about building a connection.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow easy was it to form a connection with the people you were working with?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWell, I'm Christian myself, and that created a level of connection and understanding. Because of the pandemic, all our meetings were online, so it was amazing when we finally got to meet in person at an engagement event we co-facilitated. It felt so natural as if we had always known each other. 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There were a lot of deeper connections formed by sharing our personal experiences with other peers in the HIRG. We continue to support each other now and celebrate our challenges and successes together – we shared the PhD journey and navigated the hurdles together.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EDid you attend any training during your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYes, I attended lots of courses, from skills relevant to my research, such as quantitative and qualitative methods, to some more unique ones like 'Drawing for Scholars' which brought a new, creative element to the research.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother brilliant one was run by Adrian Blau, about how to write concisely. It changes the way you write about science. Now I always think about how I can shorten my sentences and keep my writing simple. The doctoral training opportunities were good.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWho else supported you during your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI got crucial support from my two supervisors. I started my PhD when my son was just over one year old, then lockdown happened almost straight away and I had had to navigate childcare and a PhD at home.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"My supervisors were so flexible and we worked together to plan deadlines I could meet. They never put me under any pressure and were always understanding, gracious and kind. That made me always feel so motivated to try to do my very best.","source":"Sanchika Campbell"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn my second year, I had a lot of personal life events couple with the impact of the pandemic, and it was a lot to cope with. My supervisors encouraged me to take some time off for my health and wellbeing. They could see the toll it had taken on me in a way I couldn’t see. It meant a lot to have supervisors show such care, both for my doctoral journey but also my wellbeing.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI was due to submit my PhD last year. But I was pregnant and wasn’t able to submit before I had my baby. My supervisors supported me work around that too. They are aware that people have lives outside of PhDs and academia.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWould you recommend a PhD to other parents?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI always say that if you get an opportunity, you should take it. Being from a racially minoritised, migrant background, I was taught to believe education can offer you keys to a different life which can challenge some of the inequalities we face.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMy advice to parents of young children taking on a PhD is to think carefully about the support structures around you, and the level of financial stability you have. 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","source":"Sanchika Campbell"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Cp\u003EI would work late at night after my kids go to bed, but this negatively affected my health.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESo, there is that tough balance to get right of making sure you can look after yourself, can look after your children and do what you need to at home as well as meet the PhD deadlines.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat are your top tips for parents doing a PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI think that it is important to work with your supervisors and your departments to get the flexibility you need to balance home and work responsibilities.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMixing up where you work can also be helpful. Working from home can save time on commuting, but I also found going into the office and having a change of scene was helpful.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWho inspired you to do a PhD apart from your supervisor?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMy Mum as a working-class single parent poured so much into us to give us her quality of time and encourage us in our education. When we immigrated to the UK, she initially worked night shifts and she would come back home, take us to school, pick us up, and go back to work. So, for me a massive part of the PhD is a thank you to her - it is because of her.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat would you like to do after your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMy passion is in co-production and participatory research, and I am looking at such roles after my PhD. \u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"I have also been to the King's Career Service a few times. They are so helpful and there is such a wealth of information and resources there.","source":"Sanchika Campbell"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Cp\u003EI have a couple more months left in my research assistant role now, and I am starting to look for my next role.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EAny final reflections on doing a PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDoing a PhD is the one of the rare times you will get to manage yourself. In almost every other role you have a manager, but in a PhD you have supervisors guiding you, so you have autonomy and get to be creative with your methodologies and work. You have so many opportunities to learn and develop new skills. You can think about what motivates you most and how you can do work that feels fulfilling.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI also think it is important to take stock regularly during your PhD. 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The project was focused on members from Black Majority Churches in South East London.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI used both qualitative and quantitative methods. I worked with members from the community who were directly concerned by the research; people who identify as being Christian, from Black racially minoritised backgrounds and who had some experience of mental health or mental illness. This is known as a participatory research approach.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E","align":"Right"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EHow did you choose your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI had been working in acute and forensic psychiatric units in the NHS when I decided I wanted to shift into research.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn applying for research roles, I came across the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kcl.ac.uk\u002Fheron\"\u003EHealth Inequalities Research Network (HERON)\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, based at King’s. They had a lot of community engagement going on, and I thought it sounded so meaningful. I had lived in South East London for a long time, and I was drawn towards initiatives that challenged inequality. So, I started a Research Assistant role for the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kcl.ac.uk\u002Fresearch\u002Fselcoh\"\u003ESouth East London Community Health study (SELCoH)\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, helping to recruit study participants.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI always wanted to work with people who would be directly impacted by the research project, I feel their voice has to be central to any study. I also knew I wanted to work on health inequalities, and I wanted to develop my PhD proposal to include participatory research.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI met my PhD supervisor while I was working as a Research Assistant for SELCoH, and I was inspired to do a PhD with her. My PhD didn’t happen right away, I spent time putting the idea together after doing a master's, and then applied for funding twice. In the meantime, I had a baby and worked as a research assistant. So, it took about three years for me to actually start applying for a studentship.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhy did you choose King’s for your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI did my undergraduate degree at another London university, but I chose King’s because there was a collaborative research atmosphere here. So, I wanted to stay.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMy \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kcl.ac.uk\u002Fresearch\u002Fhealth-inequalities-research-group\"\u003EHealth Inequalities Research Group (HIRG) \u003C\u002Fa\u003Ecolleagues were happy to share their expertise and were very encouraging. There is an emphasis on inclusivity and sharing knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"I wouldn’t be doing my PhD if there hadn’t been so many people willing to support me at King’s, who really made a difference. They generously shared their time and expertise. ","source":"Sanchika Campbell"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003ECan you tell us what you have learnt about public involvement in research through your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EResearch shouldn’t just take, it should give back to the individuals and communities who take part. I have always been a strong advocate for reciprocity, and this is something my supervisor has cemented and pushed for during my PhD. Giving back can include sending participants an update on the outcomes of the research, or a newsletter through the research process, to providing job references, and opportunities to engage in sharing findings and developing their networks.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI am currently preparing an infographic summary of the research findings to share with those who took part and circulate the findings locally. I used this approach to keep participants updated mid-way through my project, in 2022, when I sent out a booklet with our emerging findings to participants.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EDid your experience as a Research Assistant help shape your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Research Assistant role was really helpful to give me a taste of research and help me transition to a doctorate.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen I first started as a Research Assistant, I felt like I was jumping into the deep end. I had to learn really quickly. Our team had protocols for everything, and I had to be incredibly organised. The role really taught me project management skills. A PhD is never easy, but having these tools and the experience has helped.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring my Research Assistant role, I also met my future PhD supervisor. She asked me what I wanted to do in the longer term, and whether I would consider a PhD. When I said I would, she recommended doing a master’s first. During that time, I took another Research Assistant job and kept in touch with my supervisor. Later, I put together the PhD proposal with her support and guidance from colleagues, and applied for LISS-DTP funding.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat have been the best things about your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"I cannot tell you how lucky I feel to have been part of the Centre for Society & Mental Health. It is such a refreshing and positive academic space, not only because of my colleagues, but also the unique way things are done, especially around co-production.","source":"Sanchika Campbell"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs an early career researcher in the centre, I had access to lots of training, support and other opportunities, and I recently received a bridging fund to work on a publication for my PhD, after submitting my thesis.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat stage are you at in your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI submitted my thesis in June and I have just passed my viva. It felt transformational to hand in my thesis, and achieve that, and a next level feeling of relief and joy after passing my viva with minor corrections.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow did you go about co-producing your research?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI was a bit worried about how we would engage with more insular organisations such as churches because there has been a lot of historic mistrust between institutions of power such as universities and community organisations.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo start with, I created a clear recruitment leaflet to recruit three co-researchers. Then I contacted various local grassroot organisations like Black Thrive that were already working on challenging health inequalities for Black and other racially minoritised groups. This was also the time that the Black Lives Matter movement was resurfacing. So, there were a lot of anti-racism workshops which I engaged with, and I approached some of these organisations to circulate the recruitment leaflet and an interest form.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen people got in touch and sent across the role interest form, I met them and spoke to them informally as a chance to get to know each other. I wanted to make sure it wasn’t a formal interview, just a chance to connect and to understand what the project could mean to those interested. It was about building a connection.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow easy was it to form a connection with the people you were working with?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWell, I'm Christian myself, and that created a level of connection and understanding. Because of the pandemic, all our meetings were online, so it was amazing when we finally got to meet in person at an engagement event we co-facilitated. It felt so natural as if we had always known each other. Just before our event, we joined hands and prayed together. It felt quite radical and special to bring that sort of community bonding and allow an expression of authentic individual identity in an academic space.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003ECan you tell us how you found support and community at King’s?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI have had so many informal mentors who have been incredibly kind and generous – I have never been short of people who were happy to help. I try to do the same for others, to pay it forward.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"PhDs are often lonely, but because of my departmental peers, I rarely felt alone. Even during the pandemic our research group met every week online.","source":"Sanchika Campbell"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Cp\u003EI also went to an anti-racism book group which started in autumn 2020 by a friend and colleague. I developed some close friendships through that space. There were a lot of deeper connections formed by sharing our personal experiences with other peers in the HIRG. We continue to support each other now and celebrate our challenges and successes together – we shared the PhD journey and navigated the hurdles together.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EDid you attend any training during your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYes, I attended lots of courses, from skills relevant to my research, such as quantitative and qualitative methods, to some more unique ones like 'Drawing for Scholars' which brought a new, creative element to the research.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnother brilliant one was run by Adrian Blau, about how to write concisely. It changes the way you write about science. Now I always think about how I can shorten my sentences and keep my writing simple. The doctoral training opportunities were good.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWho else supported you during your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI got crucial support from my two supervisors. I started my PhD when my son was just over one year old, then lockdown happened almost straight away and I had had to navigate childcare and a PhD at home.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"My supervisors were so flexible and we worked together to plan deadlines I could meet. They never put me under any pressure and were always understanding, gracious and kind. That made me always feel so motivated to try to do my very best.","source":"Sanchika Campbell"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn my second year, I had a lot of personal life events couple with the impact of the pandemic, and it was a lot to cope with. My supervisors encouraged me to take some time off for my health and wellbeing. They could see the toll it had taken on me in a way I couldn’t see. It meant a lot to have supervisors show such care, both for my doctoral journey but also my wellbeing.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI was due to submit my PhD last year. But I was pregnant and wasn’t able to submit before I had my baby. My supervisors supported me work around that too. They are aware that people have lives outside of PhDs and academia.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWould you recommend a PhD to other parents?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI always say that if you get an opportunity, you should take it. Being from a racially minoritised, migrant background, I was taught to believe education can offer you keys to a different life which can challenge some of the inequalities we face.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMy advice to parents of young children taking on a PhD is to think carefully about the support structures around you, and the level of financial stability you have. Because even a funded PhD doesn’t pay that much if you are living in London with children. And I found PhDs are rarely completed within three years of funding, they are usually four years when you factor in writing.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"For me, family should always come first. Because you can replace your job but you only have one chance to raise your children. ","source":"Sanchika Campbell"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Cp\u003EI would work late at night after my kids go to bed, but this negatively affected my health.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESo, there is that tough balance to get right of making sure you can look after yourself, can look after your children and do what you need to at home as well as meet the PhD deadlines.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat are your top tips for parents doing a PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI think that it is important to work with your supervisors and your departments to get the flexibility you need to balance home and work responsibilities.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMixing up where you work can also be helpful. 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That doesn’t mean that everything was easy, and there were some hurdles with my accommodation at the start.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThen I met the Head of Disability Services, and it was his first day at King’s as well. So we learnt a lot about navigating King’s with a disability together. This was so helpful because I was quite a complex case.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"Throughout my PhD I also developed an extensive network of people who could support me with my disability and all things related to it.","source":"Dr Lienkie Diedericks"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Ch3\u003EIf there is someone with a disability considering applying for a PhD, what would be your advice to them?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI would encourage them to go for it, but to choose their PhD wisely.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStart by thinking carefully about your needs and requirements. Often these only become apparent when you start something, but it is better to anticipate them beforehand if you can.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETry to find out more about what it is like doing a PhD at the Institution, from non-disabled people or fellow disabled people. Go and check out the disability services and make sure they have the funding and equipment you need.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis planning will never be perfect, but going in with your eyes wide open is so helpful.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThen start creating a network of support as soon as possible, and get to know your case officer in the Disability Services.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPhDs are challenging for everyone, whether you are disabled or not, so you will need to love the topic, be intensely interested in it, and be clear about your motivation for doing it. 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The podcast, along with other invaluable experience at the King’s Doctoral College and with the EDI central team, meant I got a job at the Royal Institute of British Architects as a Diversity and Inclusion Specialist.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe skills I learnt also helped me secure my current job, as Research Culture Manager back at King’s.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat activities have you done outside of your PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThroughout my PhD, I was also working for the King’s Doctoral College and as a Research Associate and assistant on various different research projects both at King’s and in collaboration with researchers from the Ethox Centre in Oxford.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI was also the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead for the King's Doctoral Students' Association, and I was a Disability Project Officer. My work, and that of my colleagues, has changed college-wide post-graduate research policies to be even more inclusive and we created an online disability hub.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThese working experiences really complimented my PhD and allowed me to get work experience outside of academia or adjacent to academia.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI never set out to do EDI work to further my career, I did it because it was the right thing to do. I really wanted other people to have an even better experience than I did, and selfishly, wanted to improve some things for myself as well while I was here. Then it ended up being instrumental in my career.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EAre there social activities to get involved with at King’s?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E"},{"type":"quote","value":{"text":"There are a lot of courses and activities available specifically to PhD students, but we also got access to everything available to wider research staff.","source":"Dr Lienkie Diedericks"}},{"type":"markup","value":"\u003Cp\u003EI joined Access King’s, the disability network, and I still have a huge number of friends there. I also joined Proudly King’s, the staff LGBTQ+ network and that was so helpful too.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThere are also loads of events going on. I am not particularly religious, but the Chaplaincy has some really cool stuff going on. They do walking tours, I went to an amazing one around St Paul’s Cathedral. That was something I would never have normally done, but you meet such interesting and diverse groups of people. The hobby clubs are also good, I went to the dance school, even with my legs.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is so important to get out there, have fun and build these wider support networks, even when you feel time-strapped with your PhD. Life is what you make of it.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EHow much support do King’s give you with building your career?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe career services are a lifeline. You have a careers advisor with you every step of the way and this stays in place for two years after you finish.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMy careers advisor helped me find a field I wanted to work in. He asked me, ‘What do you like doing? Do you want to do science writing? 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When you are doing a PhD you are less like a student, you are an apprentice researcher. Your job is to learn the craft of research.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat advice would you give to someone choosing a PhD?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI would stress the importance of how carefully you need to choose your supervisor because a PhD is a long time to work with someone.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt is like getting married to someone - you need to stay together through the good times and the bad. You do ultimately have to take that leap of faith and choose someone, but don’t get married at first sight.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFind out about your future supervisor - read their work, talk to other students that were or are doing a PhD with them, and talk to their colleagues about them.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat advice would you give to someone doing a PhD now?\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMake time to do things outside of your PhD itself because you will get a much richer experience and a wider view of the research community.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDoing this might also open up career opportunities you hadn’t thought of. A lot of people doing a PhD don't end up doing research, many of us end up doing jobs adjacent to academia like I am doing now, and we're good at it. 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