The PhD Grind Podcast

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A podcast about how to survive your grad years by discussing specific steps along the graduate student journey with guests.

  1. 12/26/2025

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Growth, Balance, and Mental Health during a PhD with Kelly

    In this episode, we are listening to Kelly's story, a second-year PhD student who continued working in the same lab after her master's degree. We discuss mentorship styles between MSc and PhD, the shadow of imposter syndrome, career goals, and work-life balance.  You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies? Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thephdgrindpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Love Me Back (Instrumental) on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    33 min

  2. 12/01/2025

    Season 2 Episode 4 - From Personal Passion to Professional Reality: The Scientific Journey of George

    In this episode, we are co-hosting with Mina (from season 1!) to interview George, her former mentor, who shares his unique PhD journey, which didn't go as planned, along with the lessons he learned during this challenging time, and how he continued to pursue an academic career, his growing passion, and his three postdocs.  You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies? Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thephdgrindpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Love Me Back (Instrumental) On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    38 min

  3. 11/14/2025

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Master's to Manager: The Non-PhD Path with Martina

    In this third episode, we’re excited to welcome Martina, who shares her scientific career without pursuing a PhD! If you’re hesitant about pursuing a PhD and aiming for a career in industry, this episode is for you! You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies? Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thephdgrindpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Love Me Back (Instrumental) On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    40 min

  4. 10/31/2025

    Season 2 Episode 2 - How to prepare an interview with Slavica

    In this second episode, we’re joined again by Slavica, who shares her best tips for nailing your next interview and helps you figure out if a job might be throwing some red flags. Link to killer questions at science job interviews and how to ace them: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03761-z You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies? Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠Thephdgrindpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Love Me Back (Instrumental) On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

    37 min

  5. 10/17/2025

    Season 2 Episode 1 - From PhD to Industry with Laurence

    Welcome back to season 2! As the first episode of this season, our host Stef is happy to share some great news regarding her PhD! Our first guest of this season is Laurence Romy, a Business Intelligence Manager at Biopôle Lausanne and the founder of the platform Lormina, where she shares others' unique professional journeys. Link to Lormina: https://www.lormina.ch/ You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies?  Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠Thephdgrindpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Love Me Back (Instrumental) On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

    36 min

  6. 07/11/2025

    Episode 14 - The Last Stages of a PhD

    In the last episode of our first season, our host Stef discusses her experience with writing the PhD manuscript and th defense presentation. Thanks again for your support and don't forget to rate us five stars! You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies?  Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠Thephdgrindpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Gold On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

    26 min

  7. 05/23/2025

    Episode 13 - From Bench to Balance: Francesca's Evolving Career

    In this episode, we had the chance to speak with Francesca from Italy, who earned her PhD in Life Sciences in Germany and then pursued a postdoctoral position in Switzerland, worked in industry for a few years, and has now returned to academia as a lab manager. We discuss topics such as finding your path during and after the PhD, how to be a good mentor for students, and basically, the sky is the only limit! Don't forget to rate us five stars! You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies?  Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠Thephdgrindpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Gold On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

    41 min

  8. 05/09/2025

    Episode 12 - Kevin from Innovate & React: A Chemist's Adventures in Research and Communication

    In this episode, we had the pleasure of hosting Kevin, a PhD graduate in industrial chemistry from Düsseldorf, Germany, who is also a podcast creator! With Kevin, we explore his PhD experience, which included publishing nearly three papers while simultaneously mentoring multiple students, and how he secured his current job, which is a blend of academia and industry. We also share some amusing stories about chemistry experiments that went awry.  Kevin's podcast link: https://innovateandreact.com/ Don't forget to rate us five stars! You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies?  Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠Thephdgrindpodcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Gold On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

    37 min
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A podcast about how to survive your grad years by discussing specific steps along the graduate student journey with guests.

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