Jennifer Panitz is a PhD student at the ZSL Institute of Zoology, the Natural History Museum, London, and University College London. In January 2026, she joined the PhD Accelerator programme developed by Kohlrabi, which is designed to help early-career researchers develop knowledge and skills in research consulting. Below, Jennifer shares her reflections on the programme and how it helped her recognise the value of her research skills beyond academia. Completing a PhD is ha

Applications are now open for the September 2026 cohort of Kohlrabi’s PhD Accelerator Programme . The PhD Accelerator is a 12-week, practice-based programme designed for doctoral researchers who want to move beyond academia and apply their research skills in real-world contexts. It is built for those looking to develop the confidence, clarity, and experience needed to work in consultancy, industry, or other applied research roles. Throughout the programme, participants move

Skill PhDs Rarely Talk About When people think about consultancy, they often imagine the visible outputs: polished proposals, compelling methodologies, confident pitches. But one of the hardest consultancy skills has nothing to do with writing well or presenting convincingly. It ’s deciding when not to apply . This question sat at the heart of the first weeks of our PhD Accelerator , where participants began engaging more deeply with the realities of consultancy work rather