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What is the dark side of PhD?
The dark side of a PhD is the same as with all education, just taken to the extreme. Education illuminates, it expands awareness and capability to choose and act in the world. Education can open the mind to new vistas, with horizons unseen.
Is a PhD fun?
However, I do not view the work necessary to complete a PhD as fun. The experience is interesting, challenging, exasperating, time consuming, and much more. Gaining knowledge is not necessarily meant to be fun but it can be. To me, I enjoy learning, I enjoy the research, I enjoy the challenges, I enjoy the experience.
What is the hardest part of being a PhD student?
The hardest part of being a PhD student is acknowledging and accept the reality of what this means. 1. You might lose relationships with family and friends because they may not understand the process of attaining a PhD.
Is there anything darker than doing a PhD?
But I don’t think there’s anything darker than doing a PhD.” There are rising concerns for the wellbeing of PhD students generally. A study carried out in Belgium earlier this year found about one-third of PhD students were at risk of having or developing a psychiatric disorder.
What are the biggest challenges facing PhD students?
Most PhD students rely on external funding to support themselves while studying. Unfortunately, this too can be a source of concern. Funding can, at times, be insecure. It has been known, for example, for funding to be reduced while still in the middle of the PhD.
Do PhD students have a higher risk of mental health problems?
There are rising concerns for the well-being of PhD students generally with studies showing many are at risk of developing mental health problems. Photo: iStock Aidan Jones worries that too many students are embaring on PhD without fully considering the demands.