Hearing directly from Royal Holloway PGR alumni about their career experiences since graduating provides not only invaluable insights into career pathways after your research degree but also an opportunity to build networks beyond your core discipline.  This series of talks allows you to hear from Royal Holloway alumni about their transition from doing a PhD to their life after the PhD.

There will be one talk per term, followed by a Q&A session, and tea and coffee afterwards, to help provide networking opportunities.  The intention is to hold these as hybrid events, so that they can be accessed online too.

MS Team links and further details will be sent out nearer the time.

Autumn term

When	Monday 31 October 2022, 15:00-16:00
Where	Shilling Lecture Theatre
Who	Harvey Moyne (PhD Management)
Topic	Finishing and Finding Your Feet Post-PhD: the last stages of PhD, the often messy transition into work, and dealing with the ‘loss’ of your PhD once it’s finished

 

 Spring term

When	Friday 17 February 2023, 14:00-15:00
Where	Shilling Lecture Theatre
Who	Dr Saz Ahmed (PhD Psychology) - Wellcome Trust
Topic	Life during and after the PhD -  from data analyst to doing research as a postdoc to now funding research, this talk will cover her journey to considering whether to stay in academia or not

 

Summer term

When	Thursday 11 May 2023, 14:00-15:00
Where	Shilling Lecture Theatre
Who	Dr Sarah Watson (PhD Media Arts) -  Academic Developer, Technology Enhanced Learning, University of Sussex
Topic	Life after the PhD: navigating a "wiggly" academic career path with motherhood