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Am I a good co-worker? At my university, I get the distinct impression that I’m not well-liked. Not because I’m rude or offensive, but because I work remotely and enjoy…
- Madeleine Kendrick
- May 22, 2019
For those of you mad enough to do a PhD, I have some advice: knowing when to let go is important, but knowing when to say yes is also important. Doing favors for people,…
While talking to one of my committee members, I learned that by appearing nervous while making a presentation, I come across to the audience as uninterested in my…
From the beginning of my PhD, I’ve found that the most common question that I am coming up with is “What next?” I feel I’ve made significant progress in my first month…
- Shruti Turner
- May 22, 2019
I was warned about this in advance. When I applied to various graduate programs, current PhD students painted a rather scary picture of a typical first year experience…
- Claire Jarvis
- May 22, 2019
I always visit my middle school science teacher when I’m in my home area. She was my first cheerleader who encouraged me to get into science. So I was beyond ecstatic to…
Two weeks ago, I was in the warm, comforting environment of my mentor group meet-up when my mentor asked me point blank: “How is your career planning going?” In that…
As a PhD student, I feel like there is always something I should be doing. I should be checking recent literature in my area, writing, analyzing data, or thinking about…
Seven months after finishing my MPhil, I finally attended my graduation ceremony at Cambridge. I had heard it would be weird, involving a lot of Latin and an invasion of…
- Melissa Gatter
- May 22, 2019
This isn’t a story about careers and families and whether it’s possible to have both. This is about careers and other careers and having both. A while ago, a friend of…