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Stress, overwork and no support: what happens when your PhD funding runs out

31 Jan 2023 Karel Green

Doing a PhD in physics ought to be a wonderful and fulfilling experience as you embark on real research for the first time. But as Karel Green discovered, the reality is very different, especially for the current cohort of students, who have had to battle their way through the COVID-19 pandemic

Watercolour illustration of six students struggling alone with workload and stress
Not alone It is very common to have difficulties during a PhD, but the experience is not often talked about. (Courtesy: iStock/Flashvector)
When I started my PhD, I expected the next three or four years would follow a well-trodden path. I w

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Karel Green is a contributing columnist for Physics World and an astrophysics PhD student at the University of Nottingham, UK
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