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Comparing Yourself to Others in the PhD with Arun Ulahannan
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Arun Ulahannan is an Assistant Professor at Coventry University, where he leads a range of user research and UX projects on transport accessibility, future transport, and gender inclusivity. He is passionate about creating and sharing knowledge that can inform and inspire policy, practice, and education in the transport sector and beyond. He also co-hosts the How to PhD podcast, a show that helps PhD candidates with the practical and essential skills they need for their academic journey.
In this episode we discuss the challenge of comparing yourself to other PhD researchers.
Arun discusses his own feelings of inadequacy and self doubt during his doctoral study.
We explore how to cope when imposter syndrome strikes and why uncertainty might be a sign that you are a good researcher!
Arun leaves us with a top tip about creating effective working relationships.
You can find out more about Arun here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aruntu/
And can get more information about his podcast ‘How to PhD’ here: https://www.howtophd.show/
For a transcript of this episode go to www.thephdliferaft.com
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