PhD Lounge

May 13, 2026 • S02 E31 • 00:04:33

Students and Graduates!Networking can feel like a mysterious academic superpower: everyone tells you to do it during your PhD, but nobody explains how to do it without feeling awkward, uncomfortable and time-consuming. In this late-night talk, we unpack w...

May 06, 2026 • S02 E30 • 01:24:53

Students and Graduates!Nigel Pollard, PhD, is an Ancient History Professor at Swansea University, author, fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and archaeologist specialised in the Roman and Near Eastern worlds. ⁠https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/n.d.pollard...

Apr 29, 2026 • S02 E26 • 00:03:33

Students and Graduates!The heavy feeling of “I’m failing” that hits when supervisor feedback is slow, sharp, or hard to predict, and how that can spiral into imposter syndrome, low achiever or fraudster thoughts. In this late-night talk, we reframe failur...

Apr 22, 2026 • S01 E25 • 01:30:24

Students and Graduates!
Sean Sullivan is a Ph.D candidate in History at Swansea University, specializing in early modern British History and the Stuart Monarchy. When procrastinating on doing more productive things, he can usually be found trawling use...

Apr 08, 2026 • S02 E25 • 01:19:17

Students and Graduates!
Angelina Giovani Agha is an Art Historian, Provenance researcher, and entrepreneur.
She is the founder of Source, a peer to peer research app that connects students, researchers, collectors and librarians, to name some, to se...

Apr 01, 2026 • S02 E24 • 00:42:13

Students and Graduates!
Angelo Robles is a final-year PhD candidate from Swansea University, researching brain lipids from zebrafish to study Alzheimer's.Follow Angelo's social media: Instagram: @gelo_ross_drewLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com...

Mar 25, 2026 • S02 E22 • 00:03:10

Students and Graduates!Feeling “behind in life” while you’re deep in a PhD can hit hard, especially when friends seem to be racing through the traditional milestones: a car, a wedding, children, a house, a job title that looks neat on paper. If this reson...

Mar 18, 2026 • S02 E22 • 01:28:31

Students and Graduates!Jessica Diehl, PhD, is a teacher, researcher writer, and social scientist. Jessica is the Founder of Publish It!, an online business platform where she helps scholars to publish their research strategically.Jessica Diehl's Publish I...

Mar 11, 2026 • S02 E21 • 00:03:56

Students and Graduates!Many PhD researchers treat hobbies as optional, a luxury to be postponed until after deadlines ease. The reality is the opposite: a modest, regular hobby can make the hard work of a doctorate more creative, sustainable, and social.I...

Feb 18, 2026 • S02 E20 • 00:03:51

Students and Graduates!What if the best model for a resilient, fulfilling PhD is older than the lab coat? Do you consider yourself as a Renaissance Scholar when you produce knowledge towards PhD success?In this Late-Night Solo Session, I combine the thoug...