Ashley Page
Consultant at NewtonConsulting seemed like a natural place to apply the analytical skills that I’d gained during my PhD, whilst providing the opportunity for enormous professional development.
Consulting seemed like a natural place to apply the analytical skills that I’d gained during my PhD, whilst providing the opportunity for enormous professional development.
I think the really key part of a PhD is learning how to break a problem down into solvable steps.
My research training set me up to get on with work independently and think for myself.
I had a great time during my PhD and really enjoyed the field I worked in. However, I started to realise that I wasn’t going to achieve the impact that I had, rather naively, expected with my project and I needed something that had more interaction with people. The lab was just not the place for me.
Academic research is fundamentally about unearthing new information or reassessing known information in a fresh light. These skills are directly transferable to the finance industry […]
My research training has set me up to participate actively in an industry where creative and reasoned thinking are valued and required.
Researchers are highly valued by industry, so don’t be afraid to explore the opportunities that are available outside of academia.
My research training has set me up to develop research-informed strategies to implement in the classroom and rationally defend my teaching practices.
Working on a PhD is a long-term commitment to a project and during this process you become meticulous, patient and develop a certain amount of resilience because not all avenues of enquiry are fruitful.
My research training has set me up to think creatively and express my ideas in such a way that is interesting and accessible to other people.
I have a background in international area studies and political science. I have spent the past 13 years working on and in the Western Balkans, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
My research training set me up to rapidly synthesise information from a range of sources and to think about problem solving in a different way.