PhDs and MRes students

Information and advice for research students

Thinking about what you want and can offer is essential for career decision making and marketing yourself successfully in applications. Find out how.

Information and advice on your options including academic careers, research beyond academia and other career options, plus PhD graduate profiles.

Find opportunities, including part-time work, to develop employability skills and gain insight into different work environments.

How to market yourself effectively including writing academic CVs and CVs for jobs beyond academia, and performing well at interview.

Advice on how to continue developing professional behaviours to help in your research and make an easy transition into the workplace.

Plan ahead to make the most of your PhD. Find out about our PhD Careers programme to help you realise your ambitions.

This article was published on 22 May, 2023