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Best of Nature Network, NPG staff blogs and Scitable (An Extended Easter special): 16 - 25 April

Best of Nature Network, NPG staff blogs and Scitable (An Extended Easter special): 16 – 25 April

Pondering the PhD This week’s issue of Nature included a special feature on the Seven Ages of the PhD where seven scientists reminisce about their PhDs. To tie in with this theme and continuing our mini-series on science education, we interviewed seven current PhD students from the NPG family of bloggers (who blog on Nature Network, Scitable or SciLogs). We asked each of them the same seven questions about their experiences, hoping to learn more about what a science PhD involves and if it lives up to expectations, as well as some top tips for managing heavy workloads. You can  … Read more