Sarah Jones & Mikahil Azad 
Embracing the Unknown [EPUB ebook] 
Experiences of Studying for a PhD in the Social Sciences

Foreword – Sarah Pemberton

Introduction – Sarah Jones, Mikahil Azad, Liam Miles & Adam Lynes

1. Re-Entering Academia: The Unexpected Journey – Sarah Jones

2. Entering the Fray: The Hyper-Competitive Ph D Environment – Alexander Black

3. Conceptualising a Ph D Topic: Navigating My Way Through Academia – Mikahil Azad

4. New Horizons: Moving Countries To Start the Ph D – Eliska Suchomel Duskova

5. From Home to the Unknown: Applying for Postgraduate Study in the UK From the Global South – Manikandan Soundararajan

Editor Reflections on Part 1

6. Navigating the Depths of Grief: A Journey Through Grief While Pursuing a Ph D – Rio Waldock

7. Double Duty: Undertaking Ph D Research Whilst Being a Full-Time Lecturer – Charlotte Rigby

8. Balancing Act: Balancing Family Life With the Ph D – Suzanne Baggs

9. Managing the Mind and Ph D ’Ing – Abigail Shaw

Editors Reflections on Part 2

10. Safety in Cultures of Precarity: Complex Trauma and the Value of “Trauma-Informed” Ph D Supervision – Lisa Edge

11. Working for Nothing: The Exploitation of Post-Graduate Students – Kyla Bavin

12. How Close is Too Close? Ethical Tensions and Reflections in the Breddon Centre - Kavya Padmanabhan  

13. Methodology Unravelled: Safely Crossing the Research Minefield – Liam Miles

Editor Reflections on Part 3

14. ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel:’ The Viva and Beyond – Nick Gibbs

15. The Whispers of Doubt: Ten Years After the Ph D and Pervasive Imposter Syndrome – Adam Lynes

16. Fifteen Years Later, at the Moral Crossroads: Retaining Purpose and Direction in the Face of Academic Capitalism – Daniel Briggs

17. Mentoring Moments: A Collaborative Reflection on Supervision – Chelsea Braithwaite, Owen Hodgkinson, and James Treadwell

Editor Reflections on Part 4

Conclusion – Sarah Jones, Mikahil Azad, Liam Miles, Adam Lynes