Home

About PhD Plus

PhD Plus is a university-wide initiative to prepare PhD students and Postdoctoral scholars across all disciplines for long-term career success. Our goal is to enable versatile academics who are deeply engaged with society’s needs to become influential professionals in every sector and field. 

Student Highlights

Kathryn Bennington

Kathryn Bennington

Kevin Woram

Kevin Woram

Hayley Elszasz

Hayley Elszasz

Upcoming Events

PhD+ Writing Op-Eds 1: Writing for the Public as a Career for PhDs


Plan Your Semester: PhD + Events Calendar   Plan Your Year: PhD + Annual Calendar

PhD + Core Modules

PhD + Core Modules are dynamic extra-curricular training experiences designed to provide students with an enhanced suite of skills and competencies necessary for success across all careers paths. Additional modules will be added as the program develops, so please check back soon.
Image
UVA Lawn in the spring
Foundations Series
Image
mosaic
Career Design
Image
man teaching
Communicating Research
Image
Darden
Business in Society
Image
community impact teaser photo
Community Impact
Image
chairs and laptop
Consulting
Image
data
Data Literacy
Image
gears
Digital Humanities: Praxis Program
Image
UVA student slacklining
Future Faculty
Image
Alderman library
Grant & Fellowship Writing
Image
Apogee lab
Innovation & Commercialization
Image
UVA lawn and clouds
Science Policy
Image
Teaching and learning takes place in a lecture hall
Teaching
Individual Advising for PhDs & Postdocs
PhD+ Internship program
PhD+ Newsletter signup