Chhavi Mathur
Consultant at Independent/FreelanceI wanted to be a bridge between science and society. I wanted a better balance between scholarly and artistic work in my life.
education
11 posts
Richard Huysmans
Senior Manager, Education and Business Development at Health Education Australia LimitedTake the risk! The worst thing that can happen is you go back to academia with a (relative) wealth of industry experience – especially compared to your colleagues. The best thing that could happen is you find a full-filling career.
Claire Harrill
Access and Success Projects Manager at The Brilliant ClubThat there will come a day when the rejection ends!
Rebecca McKelvey
Education Partnership Lead at DeepMindUnderstanding what really motivates me and gets me out of bed in the morning tended to steer me in the right direction and enabled me to realise my calling.
Danielle White
Founder and Director at Periscope Programmes LtdThe PhD is a hidden superpower, not a ball and chain.
Brigita Séguis
Senior Research Manager at Cambridge Assessment EnglishBased on my own experience and that of my DPhil friends, it’s much easier to transition into non-academic roles than I ever thought it would be.
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.
Catherine Twomey
Product Manager and Senior Instructional Designer at Learning Science LtdAs a young student, I had dreams of combining my passion for art with my interest in science.
Dean Holt
Chemistry Teacher and Sports Coach at Harrow SchoolI think the really key part of a PhD is learning how to break a problem down into solvable steps.
Laura Molway
PGCE Curriculum Tutor at University of Oxford, Department of EducationMy research training has set me up to develop research-informed strategies to implement in the classroom and rationally defend my teaching practices.
Andrea Harris
Teacher at The Abbey School, Reading : PGCE at the University of OxfordWorking 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.