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I often make a comprehensive to-do list, but I get scared to start things and complete them. When I make a list of things to do, all of a sudden, I get overwhelmed by…
My week started off with a trip to the ultrasound place. The moment the nurse put the wand onto my stomach, we looked up and saw that we were going to have a baby boy –…
- Katherine Hart
- May 16, 2019
I often feel like I need some super powers to conquer the daily life of a PhD student. I tend to think that I am just like anyone else i.e. a normal, average person…
Student life is rather vibrant in this university town. My favorite part of student life, besides the fact that there are so many organizations, is that I am always…
- Melissa Gatter
- May 16, 2019
This time last year, I had begun my graduate school career in the College of Public Health to pursue my MPH. However, now I am in the College of Education pursuing my…
Last night I had what I call a ‘Mock-Mock’ with friends. This was in essence a warm-up for the mock-viva next week with my supervisor at the University of Leicester. But…
- Kevan Manwaring
- May 16, 2019
My days have been sleep-deprived, involve blurry streams of a screaming baby, dirty nappies, and bucket loads of laundry. While my daughter was a good sleeper during the…
The presence of articles from predatory journals on PubMed is now a budding concern among the research community. There have been multiple instances where researchers…
- Fatima Qureshi
- May 16, 2019
I almost chickened out, but I ended up getting coffee with the socially anxious PhD whom I recently met at a talk. I agonized over the meeting all morning and ended up…
Last week, I spontaneously decided to go to a talk given by one of the first black women to receive a PhD in her field. While the speaker was taking questions, someone…