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  • Faculty of Science and Engineering
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  • Postgraduate research
  • Getting started
  • Life as a researcher
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  • Faculty of Science and Engineering
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  • Postgraduate research
  • Getting started
  • Life as a researcher
    • Life in the lab
    • Cost of living
    • Beyond research


Life in a lab

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As a postgraduate researcher in our faculty, your experience of research will be unique to your field, project and supervisor. To help you get a taste of research life, our researchers have shared their experiences of life in the lab so you can feel prepared and ready to forge your own path.

Hear from our researchers

Designing a PhD (and a life): Notes from year one

“This year has been nothing short of wonderful. Not perfect, not without its chaos, but deeply fulfilling and I am genuinely grateful to be here.”

Listen in as Deepanshi reflects on the first year of her PhD and the process of beginning to “feel” like a researcher.

Hear Deepanshi’s story

Deepanshi, wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves, looks through a microscope in a laboratory.

What a day in the lab looks like...

Inspired? Explore how to get started on your own research journey!

Our website is full of advice and guidance to get you started with postgraduate research at Manchester. Whether you're looking for a project, finding funding or searching for your supervisor – we’ve got you covered.

Explore available projects | Find funding | Search for a supervisor

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