Anna Clemens is an academic writing coach with a background in Chemistry and a experience as a science journalist.   In this episode we talk about undertaking training to support your PhD journey.   We talk about the unexpected learning that is part of the doctorate and how to identify your priorities.    Anna advises on how to find courses that can support your professional development - from checking with your university to professional associations - as well as how to potentially find funding to support accessing external courses.   We think about the potential benefits of courses and why the PhD is a great time to undertake professional development.   If you would like to sign-up for the free webinar Anna and I are co-hosting on 28th March 2023 you can sign up here: https://www.annaclemens.com/emma   If you would like to read Anna’s blog post on funding you can find it here: https://www.annaclemens.com/blog/get-ask-academic-professional-development-funding   If you would like to listen to Anna’s previous PhD Life Raft Podcast interview you can access it here:  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/writing-for-publication-with-anna-clemens/id1537420258?i=1000567136781