This week, Gemma and Gaia are joined by Ian Lacey. Ian is a PhD student in the Department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London. In this episode, Ian shares why PhD students should be networking/ going to conferences, how to get over the awkwardness of chatting to people you’ve never met, as well as discussing the importance of a strong online profile. Lastly, he gives his top tips for PhD students wanting wanting to network at conferences and events.

Stay tuned for the end of the episode for this week's 'Brain Bites' - How many people in the UK have a PhD?

For a full transcription of the episode, please visit our website (https://theotherkindofdoctor.wordpress.com/episodes/)

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Bluesky: @tokod.bsky.social

Thank you to Sophia Wilhelmi & Izzy Reid, Royal Holloway undergraduate music composition students, who composed our Season 2 jingle!

Thank you to Royal Holloway Doctoral School for funding this podcast.

Thank you to Sophia Wilhelmi & Izzy Reid, Royal Holloway undergraduate music composition students, who composed our Season 2 jingle!

Thank you to Royal Holloway Doctoral School for funding this podcast.

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This week, Gemma and Gaia are joined by Dr Vanita Chamdal. Vanita is a Teaching Fellow at Royal Holloway and a therapist. In this episode, Vanita shares why it is important to look after your wellbeing whilst also making sure you are still productive, and what support supervisors and universities should be providing to PhD students. Lastly, she gives his top tips for protecting your wellbeing when studying.

Stay tuned for the end of the episode for this week's 'Brain Bites' - Do astrological signs influence personality?

For a full transcription of the episode, please visit our website (https://theotherkindofdoctor.wordpress.com/episodes/)

Check out our social media accounts for bonus content and behind the scene footage.

Twitter (X): @otherdoctor_pod

Instagram: @otherdoctor_pod

Bluesky: @tokod.bsky.social

Thank you to Sophia Wilhelmi & Izzy Reid, Royal Holloway undergraduate music composition students, who composed our Season 2 jingle!

Thank you to Royal Holloway Doctoral School for funding this podcast.

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This week, Gemma and Gaia are joined by Dr Jamie Moffatt. Jamie is a Post-doctoral Fellow. In this episode, Jamie shares his experience of securing a research post-doctoral position after his PhD, and discusses how to approach potential labs as well as how to know if a post-doc is right for you. Lastly, he gives his top tips for PhD students wanting to apply for a research post-doc

Stay tuned for the end of the episode for this week's 'Brain Bites' - How do dog and cat people differ?

For a full transcription of the episode, please visit our website (https://theotherkindofdoctor.wordpress.com/episodes/)

Check out our social media accounts for bonus content and behind the scene footage.

Twitter (X): @otherdoctor_pod

Instagram: @otherdoctor_pod

Thank you to Sophia Wilhelmi & Izzy Reid, Royal Holloway undergraduate music composition students, who composed our Season 2 jingle!

Thank you to Royal Holloway Doctoral School for funding this podcast.

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This week, Gemma and Gaia are joined by Dr Matthew Talbot. Matt is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London. In this episode, Matt shares his experience of taking an interruption during the PhD and how to get back into a routine after taking one, as well as discussing what universities and supervisors can do to support PhD students wanting to take an interruption. Lastly, he gives his top tips for PhD students wanting to take an interruption.

Stay tuned for the end of the episode for this week's 'Brain Bites' - Can you become a morning person?

For a full transcription of the episode, please visit our website (https://theotherkindofdoctor.wordpress.com/episodes/)

Check out our social media accounts for bonus content and behind the scene footage.

Twitter (X): @otherdoctor_pod

Instagram: @otherdoctor_pod

Thank you to Sophia Wilhelmi & Izzy Reid, Royal Holloway undergraduate music composition students, who composed our Season 2 jingle!

Thank you to Royal Holloway Doctoral School for funding this podcast.

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This week, Gemma and Gaia are joined by Courtney Hooton. Courtney is a Psychology PhD student at Royal Holloway, and is also guest manager for The Other Kind of Doctor podcast! In this episode, Although they aren't relationship experts, Gaia, Gemma and Courtney share their experience of balancing a relationship while studying for a PhD, and discuss tips for supporting a partner that is studying for a PhD.

Stay tuned for the end of the episode for this week's 'Brain Bites' - Are naps a good thing to do?

For a full transcription of the episode, please visit our website (https://theotherkindofdoctor.wordpress.com/episodes/)

Check out our social media accounts for bonus content and behind the scene footage.

Twitter (X): @otherdoctor_pod

Instagram: @otherdoctor_pod

Thank you to Sophia Wilhelmi & Izzy Reid, Royal Holloway undergraduate music composition students, who composed our Season 2 jingle!

Thank you to Royal Holloway Doctoral School for funding this podcast.

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This week, Gemma and Gaia discuss how to get back into a routine after summer! They discuss we struggle to get back into a routine after a break, and suggest their top tips for getting back into the swing of PhD-Life.

Stay tuned for the end of the episode for this week's 'Brain Bites' - How much sleep do you actually need?

For a full transcription of the episode, please visit our website (https://theotherkindofdoctor.wordpress.com/episodes/)

Check out our social media accounts for bonus content and behind the scene footage.

Twitter (X): @otherdoctor_pod

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Thank you to Sophia Wilhelmi & Izzy Reid, Royal Holloway undergraduate music composition students, who composed our Season 2 jingle!

Thank you to Royal Holloway Doctoral School for funding this podcast.

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Welcome back to Season 2 of The Other Kind of Doctor! This week, Gemma and Gaia discuss how to survive your first term as PhD student! They share the challenges they faced when they started their PhD, how to transition to a new way of working, and establishing your support network as a PhD student.

Stay tuned for the end of the episode for this week's 'Brain Bites' - Do fidget toys help with concentration?

For a full transcription of the episode, please visit our website (https://theotherkindofdoctor.wordpress.com/episodes/)

Check out our social media accounts for bonus content and behind the scene footage.

Twitter (X): @otherdoctor_pod

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Thank you to Sophia Wilhelmi & Izzy Reid, Royal Holloway undergraduate music composition students, who composed our Season 2 jingle!

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We get a lot of comments on our podcast explaining how 'professional' and 'seamless' our podcast episodes are... So we thought we would share our many bloopers from season 1!

We had such a great time recording season 1, and we will be back very soon with exciting new content for season 2.

Enjoy (and apologies to our supervisors)

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