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The research methods I planned to use for my PhD research were never a secret. I was expected to disclose the research methods I intended to use, in my PhD application…
By my colleague’s measure, I may have committed career suicide multiple times. Right now, at this moment in time, I feel both confident and challenged by my career for a…
- Agnes Bosanquet
- April 26, 2019
If you choose to pursue a PhD, carefully reflect on your interests, skills, and long-term expectations. Here are some points that you can keep in mind when making this…
- Madhura Panse
- August 31, 2022
As we enter the final week of our anniversary month, we thought it would be a great time for a special anniversary spot quiz! Just answer this single question related to…
- Andrea Hayward
- November 24, 2017
Lately, I've been captured by the idea of putting the philosophy back into a PhD. I was doing data exploration for my work and just hit a wall. I could not move forward…
With the rapid expansion of knowledge, science needs to become increasingly collaborative. This article talks about some ways by which collaboration benefits research…
- Sunaina Singh
- January 23, 2023
When I started graduate school, the Director of Graduate Studies explained to me and my fellow first-years that the key determinant of PhD success is not brain power but…
- Stefanie Woodard
- June 5, 2019
When a student comes from an underrepresented background, such feelings can be intensified by a real or perceived sense of not belonging in their situation. This post…
- David Burbridge
- January 20, 2023
Peer review can be a long-drawn process that involves long waiting periods, understanding the various stages of the review process, dealing with reviewer comments,…
- Sneha Kulkarni
- September 15, 2023
I’m a first year post-doc in the Brown lab, and first-time mum of a one-and-a-half-year-old, soon to be second-time mum. While it was relatively easy to pull off my…