Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas was awarded the Australian of the Year in 2020 for Tasmania and joined Catherine to speak about her amazing and unique PhD journey.. a PhD that almost didn’t happen.

Growing up Jess cultivated a love of the ocean and ecosystems.  After winning a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford Uni, Jess’ PhD journey almost ended there. But after returning home and working in a scuba shop, she was found by her old university supervisor, which put her back on her PhD pathway.

Pitch Your PhD speaks to PhD students, past and present, to inspire the future. Your host is Dr Catherine Ball. This is a Ramaley Media production

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