A PhD is not just "an original contribution to knowledge"

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One of the common phrases I’ll hear is that a PhD is an “original contribution to the body of knowledge”.

This is one of those phrases that gets repeated so much that nobody seems to stop and think about what it actually means, or whether it’s an appropriate phrase to use. So in this video I’m going to break down some of the common misconceptions around originality and give you a different perspective on what’s actually required.

0:00 Introduction
0:50 Misconceptions around originality
2:00 You need to be original in a way that's interesting
2:50 Competence comes before originality
3:50 Don't make this mistake!
4:32 Get practical experience
6:09 What makes research publishable?