{"id":577,"date":"2020-08-03T12:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-03T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/?p=577"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:37:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T13:37:42","slug":"an-interview-with-discoverphds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/2020\/08\/03\/an-interview-with-discoverphds\/","title":{"rendered":"An Interview with DiscoverPhDs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leicester physicist interviewed by DiscoverPhDs to help future PhD students, written by Harneet Sangha.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><br>One of our final year PhD students, Harneet Sangha, was recently interviewed by online platform DiscoverPhDs.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/files\/2020\/12\/DiscoverPhDs-1024x172.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-589\" width=\"526\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/files\/2020\/12\/DiscoverPhDs-1024x172.png 1024w, https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/files\/2020\/12\/DiscoverPhDs-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/files\/2020\/12\/DiscoverPhDs-768x129.png 768w, https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/files\/2020\/12\/DiscoverPhDs-1536x258.png 1536w, https:\/\/staffblogs.le.ac.uk\/physicsastronomy\/files\/2020\/12\/DiscoverPhDs.png 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br>DiscoverPhDs work to help prospective students find the right projects, supervisor and university for the next stage of their lives. With an extensive database of the latest PhDs on offer, it is a valuable resource which helps students through the initial phase of the PhD application process. Not only do they provide this useful guidance, they also interview current PhD students to find out what their experience of the PhD is like, and if they have any advice for future students. 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