{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6104233c858c2f001b79c0ea/61ee9c04c2932000138a0b5f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"EP16: Dear Lecturer... What is a PhD?","description":"<p>In this episode, Holly and Kieron discuss PhDs, covering what they are, how to apply and what it actually looks like to be a PhD student. They also share their own experiences of becoming PhD students themselves.</p><p><br></p><p><em>\"Dear Lecturer,</em></p><p><em>I’ve seen that you’re both doing PhDs at the moment which sounds really interesting but I was wondering what the difference is between a PhD and a Doctorate? Also, could you tell us about the process of doing a PhD? </em></p><p><em>Yours sincerely,</em></p><p><em>An interested student\"</em></p>","author_name":"Holly Stokes & Kieron Oakland"}