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About these slidesThese slides originate from ‘What do researchers do? First destinations of doctoral graduates by subject’ and ‘What do researchers do? Career profiles of doctoral graduates’ published by The Careers Research and Advisory Centre (CRAC) Limited as part of the ‘What do researchers do?’ series by Vitae®

ISBN: 978-1-906774-04-2 What do researchers do? First destinations of doctoral graduates by subject

ISBN: 978-1-906774-05-9 What do researchers do? Career profiles of doctoral graduates

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What do researchers do? career profiles of doctoral graduates

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Impact on career journeys

Individual career and personal choices take the story tellers on a journey and draws on the skills and experiences gained along the way

‘My doctorate changed my life. It opened doors, and it also opened my mind. I take on challenges now, in my life and my career, because I have faith in my own abilities.’ [Cora Beth Knowles (Latin literature), Open University]

‘The career path from science doctorate to becoming a professional storyteller is probably not usual nor was it predictable, but it undoubtedly draws on many aspects of my earlier work and is immensely enjoyable and fulfilling.’ [Martin Maudsley (environmental biology), Story Soup]

‘The confidence I gained working in a multi-disciplinary environment and the insight into the expertise of other professionals has been highly influential in my career.’ [Karina Lovell (health sciences), therapist for a charity and a professor of mental health]

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Quotes from Arts and humanities‘My doctorate changed my life. It opened doors, and it also opened my mind. I take on challenges now, in my life and my career, because I have faith in my own abilities.’ [Cora Beth Knowles (Latin literature), Open University]

‘The skills required to carry out all these duties, and to succeed in this competitive profession, were honed during my doctorate.’ [Zoe Knox (history) University of Leicester]

‘I did not want to be an academic and to be honest it had not even crossed my mind.’ Jennifer De Lillo (Italian) University of Birmingham

‘I have drawn on my experience as a doctoral researcher in virtually all the jobs I have had since leaving university. The research and writing skills I learned as a doctoral researcher have proved invaluable, as has the ability to give clear presentations. Teaching experience I picked up whilst doing my doctorate has also proved useful when working with both students and volunteers.’[Andrew Hann (history), English Heritage]

‘My doctorate gave me the opportunity to hone my abilities to think critically and systematically through a complex set of issues, learning how to persevere even when faced with baffling and challenging questions.’ [Ian Lyne (philosophy), BBSRC]

‘This experience confirmed that my passion was for training and development rather than research.’ [Helen Lawrence (linguistics), freelance training consultant]

‘I took some time out and thought about my life and what I wanted to do. I decided that I was good at writing, at analysis, at statistics and managing data, all of the research skills that I had learnt from my doctorate. I also realised that I didn’t have any experience outside of academia and that I would need to build some up.’ [Lucy Grimshaw (archeology) the British Library]

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What do researchers do?First destinations of doctoral graduates by subject

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Employment circumstances for arts and humanities

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Employment sectors for arts and humanities

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Occupations arts and humanities

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Occupations history

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Occupations English

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Occupations modern languages

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Occupations theology

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Occupations linguistics and classical and ancient languages

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Occupations other subjects in arts and humanities