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I recently came across a blog post about dealing with going back to work after your maternity leave. It made me think about the one thing that I did when returning to…
The other day, I had an encounter with an unfamiliar academic who has left a huge impression on me. Concerned with some public activity on their social media, I…
- Madeleine Kendrick
- June 7, 2019
My first day at Homerton College brought back memories of my first day at secondary school. Although there were familiar faces, embarking on the MEd course was…
A few weeks ago, I realized that I had finally hit the upward swing of the independence curve, often associated with a doctoral student’s research journey. My…
- Madeleine Kendrick
- June 7, 2019
I’m writing in the arid, breezy shade outside my £10-per-night hotel in northeastern Uganda. I’m trying to take a break from PhD life – not really. Being an ethnographer…
In the past, I’ve mentioned on several occasions that I feel like I haven’t achieved anything; or that I’m slacking, and so on. I have also quoted several people who…
- Anastasia Doronina
- June 7, 2019
I’m in graduate school, and I often struggle with feeling like an impostor. When I get caught up in these low moments of being especially hard on myself and worrying…
It took quite some time for me to get used to my role as a mother and then merge my scientist/professional-me with my mother-me. So, this made it kind of uncomfortable…
As Christmas approaches, I find myself wishing I were still at the beginning of November, when my whole lab travelled to Spain for a lab retreat under the sun. It was…
As of today, Mr. PhD and I have been in a relationship for an incredible 3.5 years! We persisted, and slowly but carefully pushed forward. And the hidden romantic in me…