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Dan and James discuss the results of this year's Nature survey of PhD students. Despite a majority of students reporting general satisfaction with their decision to undertake a PhD, many described a sense of uncertainty, harassment in the lab, and gruelling work hours.

Things they discuss...

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• James met an Australian member of parliament and won a commendation from Sense under Science
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• The Doing Good symposium
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• The Nature PhD survey
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• Bloat in academia
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• What people like the most about being a PhD student
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• Are we just not hearing that much from people who are having a good time?
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• Financial pressure in PhDs
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• Harassment and discrimination in PhD programs
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• Alternative academic careers
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• James' cat whisker collection
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• South Korean kids turn one when they\u2019re born
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Other links

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• [Dan on twitter](www.twitter.com/dsquintana)
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• [James on twitter](www.twitter.com/jamesheathers)
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• [Everything Hertz on twitter](www.twitter.com/hertzpodcast)
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• [Everything Hertz on Facebook](www.facebook.com/everythinghertzpodcast/)
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Music credits: [Lee Rosevere](freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/)

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Episode citation and permanent link
\nQuintana, D.S., Heathers, J.A.J. (Hosts). (2019, November 18) "The chaotic state of doctoral research", Everything Hertz [Audio podcast], DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/CDZRA, Retrieved from https://osf.io/cdzra/

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