Welcome to the Degree Doctor blog – where we keep it real about PhD life.
If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, behind, or like everyone else has it figured out but you – you’re in the right place.
Here you'll find honest advice, practical tips, and a whole lot of reassurance to help you stay calm, focused, and on track.
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Let’s make this PhD journey a bit less stressful (and a lot more doable).
Navigating Ethics in Projects with No Participants: A guide for social science postgraduate students
Just because you don’t have any participants, doesn’t mean you can skip ethics!
How to Structure a Literature-Based Dissertation: A Comprehensive Guide
Struggling on what to write in your literature based dissertation? Well, here are some ideas …
The three different types of social science dissertation
Confused about the difference between primary, secondary, literature-based, library-based, desk-based dissertations! I was too back in my student days! That’s why I created this blogpost, that breaks it all down.