Luis Maia de Freitas

PhD Lounge

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Late-night podcast where I speak with PhDs about their research subjects, their decision on studying it and its importance throughout academic life. A podcast of entertainment and education, whose aim is to approach students and graduates who want to go through their future careers inside or outside of academia with a PhD and for those who are on a moment of uncertainty in continuing their studies further, as if we are having a drink and talk about PhD culture at a lounge on a late-night summer. https://www.phdlounge.co.uk @phdlmf luismaia@phdlounge.co.uk Thank you for tuning in, it's been a p...

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Luis Maia de Freitas

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Late-Night Talk: Daria Levina, PhD. Two PhDs and Beyond: Making Education Accessible for Everyone, securing competitive funding against all odds, and more... 03.09.2025 1:38:05

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Daria Levina, PhD, shares her journey from winning law competitions in Russia to completing two PhDs, securing a Harvard Law degree through crowdfunding, and building a business helping others access competitive education funding. • From law Olympiads to...

Late-Night Talk: Elena Hoffer, PhD. Life Beyond Academia: Transitioning From PhD to Industry, and more 20.08.2025 2:06:46

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe The transition from academia to industry remains one of the most challenging journeys for PhDs, yet it's a path that half of all doctoral graduates will take. Elena Hoffer, PhD and founder of https://www.alma.me/ shares her journey from academia to e...

Late-Night Talk: Ilana Horwitz, PhD. The Entrepreneurial Scholar. How to Think Like an Entrepreneur in your PhD and more 11.03.2025 1:45:25

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! Ilana Horwitz, PhD, is an assistant lecturer of Jewish Studies and Sociology at Tulane University, New Orleans. Ilana presents her released book The Entrepreneurial Scholar. A New Mindset for Success in Academia and Beyond, along o...

Late-Night Talk: Bella Winton, Alec Dawson, Ella Harford: Barbarian Rule Galicia, Christian Greek Hagiography, Female Sexual Deviancy and Adultery in the Georgian Era, PhD Marathon and more 12.02.2025 1:59:00

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Link to the call for paper conference at Swansea University: https://listserv.liv.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa? A2=CLASSICISTS;d26a3f17.2501 Submit your abstracts to either one of these emails: a.e.a.dawson@swansea.ac.uk & i.a.g.winton@swansea.ac.uk Students and...

Solo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: The Overwhelming downside of PhD productivity tools and hacks 08.02.2025 49:21

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Late-Night Interview: Eilian Richmond, PhD. 3MT, Earthbound, Literary Inconsistencies in the Bible, Balance between PhD and social life and more... 27.11.2024 1:42:30

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates, Eilian Richmond is a PhD graduate from Swansea University, who wrote his dissertation about the literary contradictions and hyper linkage within the Bible using his upcoming novel Earthbound as a reference. Earthbound is a satire w...

Solo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: Writer's Block is a Nonsense! 06.11.2024 52:11

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! In this new late-night solo talk of the PhD Iceberg Explained Series, I speak about the issue of Writer's Block, a common feature that affects PhDs, overall. But is Writer's Block really a cognitive and intellectual chall...

Solo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: The Psychology of Funded and Self-Funded in PhD 09.09.2024 51:42

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! This new session of the PhD Iceberg Series explores four points about PhD students with research funding and self-funding their research. Precisely, it explores the psychology and mindset of a funded and self-funded PhD! Learn Japa...

Late-Night Interview: Michael Gerharz, PhD: Irresistible Communication, the Aha and Point in no Return effects in public speaking, power of communication in your PhD and more... 17.07.2024 1:29:12

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and graduates! Dr Michael Gerharz, a German PhD in Computer Science, talks about the importance of effective communication and what makes a great public communicator. Effective communication is a skill every PhD student must master, yet many stru...

Late-Night Interview: Natalie Jarvis: Business Management in Diversity and Volunteering in the UK, Disability Pride, PhD and motherhood and more... 29.06.2024 1:41:20

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! Natalie Jarvis is a PhD candidate from Swansea University, researching the UK workforce within the volunteering and disability sectors. Thank you all for tuning in, it has been a pleasure! To know more about her research, check out...

Late-Night Interview: Carys Hughes, Henry Bohun, Maria Lord, Troy Wilkinson: Persian, Hellenistic and Roman Empires, Alexander the Great and more... 05.06.2024 3:20:12

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! PhD Lounge is back with another late-night interview! Carys Hughes is a PhD student from Swansea University, researching soft power within the Achaemenid and Seleucid royal courts. Maria Lord, Henry Bohun and Troy Wilkinson are thr...

Solo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: Social Media Enculturation: Selling Yourself as a PhD Student! 08.11.2023 54:20

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! This session of the PhD Iceberg Explained Series is about the use of social media and in what ways you can sell yourself as a PhD student/candidate. Enculturation is a characteristic of social media which I describe some of its asp...

Late-Night Interview: Allen Roda and Lauren Saunders, PhDs: PhDone, Dissertation Editor, PhD stories and more... 08.08.2023 1:35:43

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! Allen Roda and Lauren Saunders, PhDs, are the authors of PhDone, A Professional Dissertation Editor’s Guide to Writing Your Doctoral Thesis and Earning Your PhD. PhDone is a resourceful book for anyone who is applying for a PhD and...

Late-Night Interview: Gabriela Radulescu: SETI development during the Soviet Union, USSR vs USA influence in SETI, What is PhD for you and more… 29.06.2023 1:34:10

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! The second anniversary of the PhD Lounge proudly presents another late-night interview with a new PhD student guest! Gabriela Radulescu is a third year PhD student in History and Anthropology of Science at the Technical University...

Solo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: The Challenges of the First PhD Draft! 07.06.2023 35:10

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! This session of the PhD Iceberg Explained series entails the overall challenges of the first PhD draft, where I share some thoughts about what to consider to present your first written draft to your supervisor. Writing the first dr...

Solo Session: PhD Iceberg Explained: Research Proposal: The Growing Seed for the PhD Student/Supervisor Relationship! 12.04.2023 40:30

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! Happy Easter and Spring Break! New session in the PhD Lounge Podcast! This is the second episode of the PhD Iceberg Explained Series, where I talk about the research proposal, the first step to apply for your PhD, and what it entai...

Late-Night Interview: Louisa Hardwick: VR for Disabled People, Positives and Negatives of VR in Disability, You Are the Zoo Keeper of your PhD, and More... 15.02.2023 1:11:43

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! Happy new year 2023, and I kickoff PhD Lounge into the new year with a Late-Night Interview! Louisa Hardwick is a PhD student based at Swansea University in Tourism within a Business Management context, researching Virtual Reality...

Solo Session: The PhD Iceberg Explained: Decision to go for a PhD, what to ponder? 18.10.2022 44:27

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! The PhD Lounge Podcast is back, and with a new session series! While I am still tremendously busy in researching and writing my PhD thesis, as well as trying to submit abstracts to participate into conferences, I am still emerged i...

Late-Night Interview: John Rogers: Psamtik I, Saite Renaissance, Egyptian Women, Experience and Advice in studying a PhD and More… 09.06.2022 2:09:04

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Late Night-Interview: Freja Petrie: Head Impacts and Concussions in Women's Elite Rugby, Neck Strengthening Exercises, PhD Challenges and More… 20.04.2022 1:01:37

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! PhD Lounge Late-Night Interviews are back! 1st year PhD student at Swansea University, Freja Petrie shares her passion for Rugby and what led her to pursue this sport through the PhD study of Head Impacts and Concussions in Women&...

Solo Session: Dissecting Ph.D.: The Origins of the Ph.D. Dissertation 15.02.2022 37:26

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! This first session of 2022 covers a time travel to the origins of the Ph. D. dissertation where it emerged from a discussion of ideas between students to be presented at oral presentations in universities before a panel of professo...

Solo Session: Reflexions, Thoughts about my PhD project. Podcast Experience and Ideas for 2022 22.12.2021 28:14

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Hello Students and Graduates! This session is about my experience during my PhD project in Ancient History and Classics at Swansea University and as a beginner podcaster and founder of PhD Lounge. This session covers an overview of during the half of my f...

Late-Night Interview: David Finch: Arnold Bennett and his Critical Literary Reputation, Virginia Woolf's quarrel, Capital Cultural Theory, PhD Rabbit Holes and more… 17.11.2021 1:34:58

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! Here is the second late-night interview of the PhD Lounge Podcast. My second guest is David Finch who is in his second year of his PhD at Swansea University, researching about the literary and critical reputation of Arnold Bennett....

Late-Night Interview: Felicity McKee: 19th century disability in Britain, linguistic challenges, disabled women, future of disability, 9 to 5 PhD and more… 08.09.2021 1:20:54

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Hello students and graduates! This is the first official late-night interview at PhD Lounge Podcast. The first guest is Felicity McKee, a 3rd year PhD student at Swansea University exploring the history and different types of disability in Britain in the...

Solo Session: Dissecting Ph.D.: The History Behind its Initials 10.08.2021 32:04

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Hello students and graduates! This episode is about the historical appearance of Ph. D. where I explain a few theories, discussions and protests between teachers who were masters of arts and scholarly innovators who wanted to make a radical turnover upon...