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Hi! Autumn has arrived, the clocks have gone back, and the days are shortening. Although the colder weather and dark evenings can make a PhD feel less enjoyable than usual, autumn brings with it some of my favourite festivals of...

Hi Time is ticking by, the clocks go forward Saturday night/Sunday morning, and our journeys to and from work may mostly occur in dusky light. At this time of year, I'm minded to think about self care - literally looking...

  Hi Above and beyond our research, there are many official milestones we need to make sure we are able to reach during our doctorate. But, sometimes what and when these milestones are is not that clear. But the Doctoral...

Hello! Hopefully you should now be starting to settle in well to your doctoral studies and, for those of you new to Bath, to both the Claverton and city campuses too! However, should you still not quite have found your...

Hi all, Our resident ducks arriving at the beginning of term    Welcome again for everyone either newly arrived in Bath or returning! We've got lovely weather and I hope you are enjoying the sunshine as I do. If you...

Hi Welcome to the Bath doctoral community! As I discovered this time last year, summer can be a very strange time to start your doctoral journey.  The campus feels empty one day and then teeming with 'bright young children' the...

Ever wondered what it is really like to be a member of the Doctoral College Welcome Team? As we are now looking for some new recruits, we thought you would like to hear it from the horse's mouth! Bethan and...

Hi there! April arrivals, we welcome you to the Bath doctoral community! As your Doctoral Welcome Team, we have put together a short video and a poster with tons of information to help you settle into doctoral life as quickly as...

On a chilly Sunday morning in February, over 20 doctoral students enjoyed a quirky walking tour of Bath, led by the Doctoral College’s own Val Skinner who volunteers as a Mayor’s Guide in her spare time. Rather than the usual...

Advice for starting your doctoral study in Bath Hi everyone, my name is Chao Fang, a third-year doctoral student in Centre for Death and Society (CDAS) in Department of Social and Policy Sciences (SPS). My doctoral research is looking at...