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May 15, 2023 30 min

Why The World Needs PhDs with David Mendes

from The PhD Life Raft Podcast

David Mendes is the host of Papa PhD, a podcast that shares stories of post-PhD career journeys. He is also the co-founder of a media agency dedicated to serving the research community. In this episode David reflects on his own journey as, at the end of his PhD, he chose to look to for work beyond academia. We also talk about why the world needs PhDs - and the valuable skills and experience that doctoral researchers can bring to the workplace and society at large. David shares a wide range of examples of post-PhD careers - from Google to government - including a surprising route for a doctorate in Chemistry. We finish with top tips for networking without the schmooze. You can find out more about David here: Twitter - @papaphdpodcast Youtube.com/PapaPhDYT Email - [email protected] If you would like a useful weekly email to support you on your PhD journey you can sign up for 'Notes from the Life Raft' here: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft

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