Dual Doctoral Degree PhD student shares her experiences in Chemistry World

Suvarna Sujilkumar was featured in Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), in an article in which she spoke about her experiences on the binational PhD programme between the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram and Julius Maximilian University (JMU) Würzburg.

As part of the International Research Training Group (IRTG) 2991, Suvarna is one of around ten PhD students from IISER Thiruvananthapuram who are currently undertaking a binational PhD in cooperation with JMU Würzburg. A key component of the dual-degree programme is a research placement of around twelve months at the respective partner university. This enables doctoral candidates to gain international research experience and to deepen academic exchange between India and Germany.

In her career article for Chemistry World, Suvarna offers personal insights into the opportunities and challenges of undertaking a PhD at two universities and in two countries. She describes her academic and intercultural experiences as part of the programme.

You can find the article in Chemistry World here.