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3 May 20162 March 2020 Jonathan O'Donnell

Why the hell am I doing a PhD?

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What is The Research Whisperer?

The Research Whisperer is dedicated to the topic of doing research in academia. We talk about finding funding, research culture, and building academic track-records.

This blog is managed by Tseen Khoo (@tseenster) and Jonathan O’Donnell (@jod999).

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