{"id":3330,"date":"2020-01-31T12:57:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T12:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/how-much-money-researchers-make-managing-phd-viva-nervousness-and-more\/"},"modified":"2025-01-15T06:31:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T06:31:04","slug":"how-much-money-researchers-make-managing-phd-viva-nervousness-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/how-much-money-researchers-make-managing-phd-viva-nervousness-and-more","title":{"rendered":"How much money researchers make, managing Phd viva nervousness, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">You\u2019re in for a surprise if you thought that 140 characters would be too few to start off meaningful discussions. While on Twitter to listen to what was on the academic community\u2019s mind this month, we found a few important conversations burgeoning. There was an exciting conversation about how much money researchers make\u2014 you will be surprised at the global participation this thread received\u2014, some great advice on how to keep calm during your PhD viva, skills that PhD scholars think got honed while they are pursuing a PhD, and finally a thread about non first-gen PhD students. \u00a0We are sure that you\u2019ll find many gems among these conversations, which will provide you with both knowledge and insight!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt\"><span style=\"font-size:14px;\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b>How much money do researchers pay or make?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">Susanna L Harris started off a thread asking researchers around the world how much they make in a year. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">F*ck it. I want to know how much grad students pay or make around the world &#8211; we don&#8217;t have that info. Anybody want to add to this thread?<\/p>\n<p>I am doing a PhD in microbiology at UNC-Chapel Hill. I make $32,000 USD per year before tax, and my tuition\/fees are paid for.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Susanna L Harris (@SusannaLHarris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SusannaLHarris\/status\/1222892308653322241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"page:WordSection1\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"text-autospace:none\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:12.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Of the many comments that the thread received, we thought that these had further engagement following them than the rest or they\u00a0introduce\u00a0readers to some interesting information and new perspectives. For example, did you ever consider the work that a tenured professor has to put in to get funding for the researchers they want to take on? Professor Daniel W Bliss&#8217; tweet was a look at the other side of the funding discussion. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">A view from the other side: each grad student costs me (really, my grants) about $75k per year, although a large fraction does not show up in their paycheck. As a result, I have to successfully beg for around $1\/3M to graduate each student. I currently have 11 PhD students.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prof. Daniel W. Bliss (@d_w_bliss) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/d_w_bliss\/status\/1222899808202964993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:normal\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">A tweet from researcher Benjamin Nunn introduced people to the PhD funding situation in Scotland. If you do not know what kind of money researchers make in that part of the world, this tweet is a good place to get an idea.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">I&#8217;m doing a phd in contaminated soils in Scotland. I get \u00a315400 a year stipend that is not taxed. All of my fees, travel, accommodation and research costs are paid for.<\/p>\n<p>I think it&#8217;s about time are whole society was more open about money.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Benjamin Nunn (@BenjaminNunn1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenjaminNunn1\/status\/1222951124728193024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dani Beck\u2019s tweet is our last subdiscussion selection from this thread. Those who are not in the know about the kind of money that researchers make in the Scandinavian countries can get their material here. Although Dani Beck himself posted only about the amount he makes while researching in Norway, his comment garnered responses from researchers in Sweden and Denmark. Also, if you are curious (like many on the thread were) about which universities would be a great consideration for PhD or postdoc, this thread by Susanna is a motherlode for the kind of funding that is available across universities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">In Norway, PhD contracts range between $49,000-$55,000. An annual increase is common. Contracts are 3 years or 4 year if you teach a little. There&#8217;s no tuition.<\/p>\n<p>important this thread recognises tax variations globally &amp; cost of living &#8211; both of which are high in Oslo.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u1d05\u1d00\u0274\u026a \u0299\u1d07\u1d04\u1d0b \u277c (@_DaniBeck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_DaniBeck\/status\/1222900584958713857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><strong>What skills did your PhD help you refine?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Doing a PhD is never about just doing a PhD. Be it managing your relationships or your money or time or learning how to write according to journal guidelines, there are many skills that PhD life demands you develop. Jennifer Polk picked up on this one and started a thread where she asked academics what less obvious skills they thought their PhDs had helped them refine. The thread caught on quickly among academics on Twitter bringing responses from the informative to the funny. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">What skills did your PhD help you refine? (You can&#8217;t say research, writing, or teaching &#8212; something more specific!)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jennifer Polk, PhD (@FromPhDtoLife) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FromPhDtoLife\/status\/1222291762871521281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">You\u2019d definitely agree with some of the points brought up by the first subdiscussion we chose\u2014 Shawn McGuirk has some funny mixed in with his serious claims of what skills his PhD helped him hone.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShawnMcGuirk\/status\/1222296780903264256\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" class=\"media-element file-default\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/Capture_10.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;\">Whereas it\u2019s quite frequent to come across PhD researchers freaking out over not knowing exactly how things are going to turn out, it\u2019s far less frequent to find ones who have made peace with this knowledge. Laura Mariani\u2019s tweet was a refreshing change of affirmation of not really having it all figured out but being okay despite that.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">The kind of self confidence that comes from internalizing \u201cI\u2019ve never done this before, and possibly NO ONE has ever done this before, but I\u2019ve figured things out okay so far and I can probably get this next thing to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Laura Mariani (@lauramariani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lauramariani\/status\/1222308243197833217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Rough brought some humor into the usually dreaded experience of discovering that one has made a mistake in a manuscript they have already submitted. Imagine turning a perceived weakness into a strength and skill!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">I got really really good at spotting glaring mistakes in things I&#8217;d submitted<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daniel Rough (@DanielRough) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanielRough\/status\/1222296675160555520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:13.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">How to manage your nerves during a PhD viva<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Who does not want advice about how to keep calm during their PhD viva? This thread is a definite source for some simple but valuable advice from researchers on how to maintain calm during one\u2019s viva. Dr. Ranjit Khutan started off the thread, asking advice on behalf of one of his researchers who was scheduled to have her PhD viva later in the day. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">One of my students has her PhD viva today&#8230; she&#8217;s worked so hard, and I&#8217;m confident she&#8217;ll do well, but is naturally a little nervous. Any advice to calm her nerves? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AcademicChatter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AcademicChatter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/phdchat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#phdchat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HLhDwvIVkN\">pic.twitter.com\/HLhDwvIVkN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Ranjit Khutan (@PublicHealth_UK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PublicHealth_UK\/status\/1222427167511994368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">You are always going to be an expert on your own thesis\u2014 have you thought about that? I bet you hadn\u2019t. So this response from The Doctoral College is a real game-changer that PhD students ought to carry with them for their viva. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">You&#8217;re student has worked hard and knows their thesis better than they realise. Keep them focused on that. Remind them that they are the experts on their thesis.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Doctoral College (@WLV_DoctoralCol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLV_DoctoralCol\/status\/1222432966544183296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Focus on the aspects of your thesis that you are sure of and familiar with. Similar to the previous tweet, this one suggests that nervousness can be combatted with facts\u2014 that you don\u2019t know what you don\u2019t know and what you know, no one can take away from you. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">You&#8217;re student has worked hard and knows their thesis better than they realise. Keep them focused on that. Remind them that they are the experts on their thesis.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Doctoral College (@WLV_DoctoralCol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLV_DoctoralCol\/status\/1222432966544183296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A simple reminder\u2014 everything (including your PhD viva) becomes simpler when you think of it as a conversation instead of a test or an exam. It allows you to shift your frame of mind and alleviate the nervousness.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">And try to see it as a productive conversation, don\u2019t be defensive or obstinate.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dame Averil Cameron (@19Averil) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/19Averil\/status\/1222460341394735104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:13.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Are your parents PhDs too?<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0in 0in 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">What\u2019s it like to not be the first ones in the family to get a doctoral degree? @anthoknees points out that for many first-gen PhD students, it\u2019s unimaginable exactly what having PhD parents would translate to.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Imagine having PhD parents. That\u2019s&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;wild.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 y\u2019all don\u2019t read (@anthoknees) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthoknees\/status\/1222666276243304449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This tweet highlighted how having PhD parents took out the Mr\/Mrs divide from the equation, leaving @Amy Peterson a little confused as a child.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">This made answering the phone confusing when I was a kid. Someone would call and say, &#8220;Can I talk to Dr. Peterson?&#8221; I would say, &#8220;Do you want my mother or father?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Amy Peterson (@wordsmovethings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wordsmovethings\/status\/1222691426120564736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">Apparently, it\u2019s possible to compete with your parent about who gets to finish their PhD first! Roxanne J Kymani\u2019s tweet was at once funny and heartwarming bringing to light the kind of bond that could exist between an academic parent and child. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">I went to get my MS degree, &amp; my mom was like, &#8220;bet&#8221; and went and got hers. I went to go get my PhD and my mom was like, &#8220;oh you think you fancy, watch this&#8221; &amp; went and got hers AND completed before I did. She still reminds regularly that SHE was the first doctor in the family.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roxanne J Kymaani PhD (@RoxanneKymaani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoxanneKymaani\/status\/1222670943236943872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">We often do not imagine the effort that goes into getting a PhD outside of the direct academic labor. Arsalan Khan\u2019s tweet paints a melancholic and hopeful picture. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Raised by a mother who did a PhD while raising two kids alone in a foreign country, then returned to Pakistan and taught at government women&#8217;s colleges for most of her career.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arsalan Khan (@akkhan81) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/akkhan81\/status\/1222983002973777924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:12.0pt\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\">That was a short and quick roundup of what was on academics\u2019 minds on Twitter this month. 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