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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…
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…
My postdoc hadn’t worked out. The first sign that things were going wrong came before my official start date, but it wasn’t until approximately 2 months into the postdoc…
- Claire Jarvis
- May 16, 2019
After you receive the rejection email from a grad school program you applied to, the questions always come. What could I have done differently? Was my file extensively…
- Claire Jarvis
- May 15, 2019
Life is changing, yet again, and I have to find time to keep doing important things. We all dream of a stable future devoid of inconveniences. It is perhaps, how we…
Over a year ago, I decided to work towards broadening my horizons and investing in my growth. So I applied for a scholarship. A few weeks later I received a call,…