{"id":1140,"date":"2022-06-07T10:15:53","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T09:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/research-student-community\/?p=1140"},"modified":"2022-06-07T10:15:55","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T09:15:55","slug":"phd-myth-busting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/research-student-community\/2022\/06\/07\/phd-myth-busting\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Myth Busting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next session in the peer-led &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.york.ac.uk\/research\/graduate-school\/support\/thrive-survive-phd\/\">How to thrive and survive in your PhD<\/a>&#8216; series is on PhD myth busting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This session on Monday 11 July 2022 will discuss the many misconceptions about undertaking a PhD and aims to &#8216;set the record straight&#8217; about some myths surrounding the PhD process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting a PhD can be very challenging, especially with various preconceptions on the journey.&nbsp;Current PhD students and postdocs will be invited to share their misconceptions of PhD life, lab work, field work and other research areas. Common myths such as\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cYou need to be super smart to do a PhD\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cA PhD limits you to one career path\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cA PhD is about solving one problem\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cYou have to sacrifice your personal life to do a good job\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cYou should already know everything in your field of research before you start\u201d,<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">will be challenged and discussed in more detail within this session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsforge.york.ac.uk\/york\/#he\/dev\/eventDetails,;em,providerCode=RDT,providerOrgAlias=york,number=201537,;\">Book your place<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next session in the peer-led &#8216;How to thrive and survive in your PhD&#8216; series is on PhD myth busting. This session on Monday 11 July 2022 will discuss the many misconceptions about undertaking a PhD and aims to &#8216;set the record straight&#8217; about some myths surrounding the PhD process. 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