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Free the PhD Sep 15, 2020

FTP Cited in Leaving Academia, By Christopher Caterine

Free the PhD is cited in Leaving Academia, by Christopher Caterine. An estimated ninety-three percent of graduate…

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Free the PhD Sep 9, 2020

1st Free the PhD Career Summit Announced

Free the PhD announces that they are holding their very first ticketed, digital PhD Career Design Summit from Sun,…

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Free the PhD Sep 2, 2020

FTP Community Reaches 200 Members

The community at Free the PhD passes the 200 member mark! We are so grateful for all our advisors, advocates, and…

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Free the PhD Aug 28, 2020

FTP Founder Vay Cao Contributes to Book Chapter

Our Founder, Vay Cao, was asked to contribute a chapter to a book about independent scholarship and leaving academia,…

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Free the PhD Aug 20, 2020

PhDs’ Greatest Weakness: Not Networking

Ah, networking for PhDs. One of those love-to-hate-it topics. When you were attending a conference, how much time did…

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Free the PhD Aug 13, 2020

Physics PhD to Scientific Editor – Niharika Singh, PhD

While Niharika enjoyed her laboratory research, her struggle to get into industry out of academia as an international…

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Free the PhD Jul 4, 2020

Neuroscience PhD to Head of Research – Jermaine Ross, PhD

We’ve all been there. You’re passionate and driven on a topic – but not sure where to go from there. Not sure what the…

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Free the PhD Jul 1, 2020

Biophysics PhD to Technical Sales Manager – Becky Fallon, PhD

Dr. Becky Fallon weaves a story detailing her path from graduate school to her current position as a Technical Sales…

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