{"id":1166,"date":"2022-06-22T12:33:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T11:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/research-student-community\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2022-06-28T14:33:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T13:33:30","slug":"phd-myth-busting-how-to-thrive-and-survive-in-your-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/research-student-community\/2022\/06\/22\/phd-myth-busting-how-to-thrive-and-survive-in-your-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Myth Busting! &#8211; How to Thrive and Survive in Your PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>11th July, 13:00-15:00, Online<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This session is part of our ongoing\u00a0<em>How to Thrive and Survive in your PhD<\/em>\u00a0series. We 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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsforge.york.ac.uk\/york\/#he\/dev\/eventDetails,;em,providerCode=RDT,providerOrgAlias=york,number=201537,;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Book your place here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What were the things you thought a PhD would be like before you started? Submit your myths in the form below and let\u2019s talk about them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/bLT5Ka2kiF5hNkrv9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/bLT5Ka2kiF5hNkrv9<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11th July, 13:00-15:00, Online This session is part of our ongoing\u00a0How to Thrive and Survive in your PhD\u00a0series. We 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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