Awesome PhD [](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)
March 20, 2026 · View on GitHub
A curated list of awesome advice, tips and resources to prepare for PhD/grad school. Inspired by awesome @lexing & @jeanqasaur.
If you want to contribute to this list (PLEASE DO), read the contribution guidelines, send a pull request or contact me @alirezasamar.
Table of Contents
Pursuing a PhD / grad school guidance
- The Illustrated Guide to a Ph.D.
- A Survival Guide to a PhD
- Why Am I in Graduate School?
- Do You Need a PhD?
- So, You Want to Go to Grad School?
- Reasons to Pursue a Ph.D.
- Notes on the PhD Degree
- The Life of an Academic, Explained
- How Science Really Works
- What My PhD Was Like
- 10 Easy Ways to Fail a Ph.D.
- Advice for Students and Junior Researchers
- Choosing the Right Grad School
- Deciding to Apply
- Some Notes on Picking Grad Schools/Advisors
- FAQ: Applying to Graduate School for Computer Science
- Realistic Expectations Keep You on the Path to a PhD
- Some Modest Advice for Graduate Students
- Advice for New Ph.D. Students
- A Collection of Advices for Authoring a PhD or Academic Book
- I Graduated From Harvard and MIT — Here's the Smartest Thing I Did on My Applications
- So long, and thanks for the Ph.D.!
Research, and the research career
Advice & tips
- You and Your Research
- How to Have a Bad Career in Research/Academia
- Software Is Not Science
- The Ph.D. Grind - A Ph.D. Student Memoir
- The PhD Grind, and Why Research Isn't Like Sex
- Useful Thoughts About Research
- How to Read an Academic Article
- Advice on Reading Academic Papers
- Should I Read Papers?
- 14 Essential PhD Questions Answered
- Writing Tips for Ph.D. Students
- How to Write a PhD Abstract: An Interactive Guide to the Purpose, Parts & Process
- How to Prepare a Manuscript for International Journals
Publishing and presenting
- How to Write a Paper
- Poster Perfect
- The Elements of Style
- Writing Technical Articles
- Coping With Issues of Sloppiness and Carelessness in Writing
- Steps to Write a Survey Paper
- The Literature Review: A Few Tips on Conducting It
Writing tools
- The Blue Book of Grammar
- ShareLaTeX
- Scientific Python Lectures
- Phraseological assistant
- CiteMe - Free academic citation generator.