Caroline Evans
Head of Chemistry at Wellington CollegeI’m very glad I did a PhD. Going through the experience made me a much better teacher.
I’m very glad I did a PhD. Going through the experience made me a much better teacher.
If you have doubts about whether academia is for you, don’t wait too long thinking “What if I stay a bit longer?” to see if those doubts subside.
It is great to be part of something where the progress is really tangible and your contributions really do seem to make a difference. I most enjoy the sense of reward when we overcome a difficult problem or successfully bring together technologies we’ve developed.
I think the really key part of a PhD is learning how to break a problem down into solvable steps.
I love working in a challenging, diverse and fast-paced environment with a great team of people who make work fun and enjoyable.
Thanks to my background I am comfortable dealing with inventions based on creative science and have a strong understanding of the research environments in academia and industry.