{"id":3704,"date":"2025-03-26T11:22:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T11:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/?p=3704"},"modified":"2025-03-26T15:17:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T15:17:50","slug":"career-planning-beyond-academia-a-retreat-for-kent-phd-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/2025\/03\/26\/career-planning-beyond-academia-a-retreat-for-kent-phd-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Planning Beyond Academia: A Retreat for Kent PhD Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a PhD researcher at the University of Kent in your third year (FTE) or beyond? Are you considering a career outside of academia but unsure where to start? If so, the\u00a0<strong>Career Planning Beyond Academia Retreat<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th May 2025<\/strong>\u00a0is designed just for you.<\/p>\n<p>This retreat provides a dedicated space to reflect on your future, explore career options beyond academia, and develop practical strategies to navigate the transition.<\/p>\n<p>Over two days, our expert speakers will guide discussions and interactive sessions covering key topics such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work out what you actually want;<\/li>\n<li>Prepare to get a job;<\/li>\n<li>Transfer your PhD skills;<\/li>\n<li>Manage the transition \u2018out\u2019 of academia;<\/li>\n<li>Make good career decisions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This retreat is not just about career planning; it\u2019s about\u00a0<strong>wellbeing and reflection<\/strong>\u00a0too. You\u2019ll have the opportunity to take part in\u00a0<strong>yoga, a wellbeing walk, and a social dinner<\/strong>, allowing you to connect with fellow researchers in a relaxed setting.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Career Planning Beyond Academia Retreat<br \/>\nTuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th May 2025<br \/>\nUniversity of Kent, Canterbury Campus, Cornwallis East, 3rd floor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a id=\"LPlnkOWA2886ac94-ac8d-8754-d9b1-8c8e9e9f87fc\" class=\"OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScKCD49TxS3Rvop3g_9kpG9nN4zU0yn9zSTlOIwB1sYgR1oTQ\/viewform?usp=header\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScKCD49TxS3Rvop3g_9kpG9nN4zU0yn9zSTlOIwB1sYgR1oTQ\/viewform?usp=header\">Register here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3711\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/files\/2025\/03\/CPBA-Programme-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"1040\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/files\/2025\/03\/CPBA-Programme-2025-1.pdf\">Download the Programme here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This retreat is a fantastic opportunity to gain clarity, confidence, and practical tools to take the next step. Reserve your place today.<\/p>\n<p>We are looking forward to seeing you all there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a PhD researcher at the University of Kent in your third year (FTE) or beyond? Are you considering a career outside of academia but unsure where to start? If so, the\u00a0Career Planning Beyond Academia Retreat\u00a0on\u00a0Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th May 2025\u00a0is designed just for you. This retreat provides a dedicated space to reflect &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/2025\/03\/26\/career-planning-beyond-academia-a-retreat-for-kent-phd-researchers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Career Planning Beyond Academia: A Retreat for Kent PhD Researchers<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79746,"featured_media":3706,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[204320],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/79746"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3704"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3719,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3704\/revisions\/3719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/graduate-researcher-college-studenthub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}