Careers Clinic: how should I approach a PhD supervisor?

THE’s Careers Clinic brings together the great and the good of higher education to answer a burning careers question

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April 20, 2021

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April 20, 2021

Shaking hands with your PhD supervisor. We provide tips from experts on how to approach and make a good impression with a potential PhD supervisor.

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