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Pursuing a PhD is both a privilege and a test of character

I fully agree that getting a PhD can carry you down a road filled with tests and pitfalls. Plus, pursuing post-graduate studies is definitely a test of how you address…
Pursuing a PhD is both a privilege and a test of character

The PhD slump is not a myth

When I first started my PhD two years ago, I heard whispers about a so called “PhD slump.” About how in the middle of the PhD journey, people want to scream, and cry,…
The PhD slump is not a myth

Finding my calling: My journey towards scientific writing

I felt motivated to work on the project and could see the significant impact it could have on millions of osteoarthritis patients. I found this field quite interesting…
Finding my calling: My journey towards scientific writing

When academics encounter a challenge, we face it head on

I check in with students via email, host Zoom office hours, and talk on the phone with them, but the organic nature of those connections feels strained and frantic now…
When academics encounter a challenge, we face it head on

7 Lessons I learned by being a lone wolf at a laboratory

This is Gayatri's story about being the lone researcher in her lab for a major part of her bench work during her ongoing PhD. Despite the initial loneliness, she decided…
7 Lessons I learned by being a lone wolf at a laboratory

I can't help but feel that grad school is selfish

Let’s face it, grad school is selfish! It’s all consuming. It is a giant monster that bursts into your life and suddenly begins to eat up everything you love as you try…
I can't help but feel that grad school is selfish

[Open Access Week 2022 special] Community speak: What does open access mean to you?

Experts and KOLs from the scholarly publishing industry are voicing their opinions on climate research being open accessible to all. To explore how openness in science…
[Open Access Week 2022 special] Community speak: What does open access mean to you?

Will the mysterious Camille Noûs spark changes in the French reform laws?

Camille Noûs, a French researcher and prolific author with no less than 180 published scientific articles in the past year. However, Camille has been the subject of much…
Will the mysterious Camille Noûs spark changes in the French reform laws?

Careers outside academia: How her PhD helps Woojin Lee give legal advice to bioscience companies

Dr. Woojin Lee has a PhD in Neuroscience from the Institute of Neurology, University College London, and a Masters degree in Oncology from the School of Molecular…
Careers outside academia: How her PhD helps Woojin Lee give legal advice to bioscience companies

Academic work schedule: Early bird or night owl?

Lately I’ve been getting up really early and heading into lab a few hours before I normally would. Aside from the feeling dead part, it’s been pretty great. Having a few…