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Charlie Pullen is a PhD student in English at Queen Mary University of London. He will be blogging his journey every month in the PhD Diary series on Times Higher Education
If you’re heading to university soon, take comfort in these students’ stories that no matter how terrifying it all seems, things will work out in the end
Doing a PhD isn't just about lounging around, reading books and discussing intelligent ideas. Charlie Pullen sheds light on some of the harsher realities of research work
There's procrastination but then there is just sheer lack of motivation in your research. Charlie explains how having one of these days is all part and parcel of the PhD process
Difficulties in beginning a project may not be a unique problem among writers, says Charlie Pullen, but trialling new ways of learning may help to get the creative juices flowing
