In this episode we are talking about the path towards completing a doctoral degree. Our guest, Dr. Daniel Friedrich, provides some key points along the road to obtain a PhD.

He highlights the importance of taking the time to make a detailed plan containing the incremental steps, which lead you to your goal. Moreover, he suggests building a professional network and develop transferable skills, which will help you in the future stages of your career. Furthermore, certain problems that can occur during a PhD are discussed to give some advice on how students can approach these challenges.

Dr. Daniel Friedrich is an expert in project and self-management within and beyond the science community. He gained experience as a founder, taught as a Teach First Fellow and is currently working as a data scientist at the largest German portal for teaching materials. Since 2019, he has been bringing his experience as a researcher, doctoral advisor, and university lecturer into ImpulsPlus.

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