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Have you decided a PhD is the right thing for you? Congratulations! Now it’s time to make decisions about what you’re going to spend the next three of four years learning, thinking, reading and writing about.Take a break for 5 minutes and listen to Jen and Michael’s thoughts about what you need to take into account when deciding what you’re going to do your PhD on. You can find more great advice here:<ul><li><a href="https://study.uq.edu.au/stories/how-to-decide-phd-topic">https://study.uq.edu.au/stories/how-to-decide-phd-topic</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIk5cshQfKg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIk5cshQfKg</a></li><li><a href="https://thesiswhisperer.com/2010/10/13/5-ways-to-know-you-have-the-right-thesis-topic/">https://thesiswhisperer.com/2010/10/13/5-ways-to-know-you-have-the-right-thesis-topic/</a> </li></ul>Subscribe to our podcast newsletter, The ChitChat: <a href="https://letstalkscicomm.my.canva.site">https://letstalkscicomm.my.canva.site</a> <a href="https://go.unimelb.edu.au/42n2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> </a>

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116. Listen To This If…You’re trying to choose a PhD topic

116. Listen To This If…You’re trying to choose a PhD topic

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