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And so the saying goes, as one door closes, another one opens. This is certainly true for me at the moment in academic research – albeit slightly different with a number…
- Daniel Morse
- June 13, 2019
We were expecting to observe fascinating never-before visualized evidence for protein folding, but a tragedy in my personal life changed everything.
- Santosh Kumar CM
- January 22, 2020
When we just met, I was so in love. I wanted to be with you, gather data and write papers for you. I wanted to “science” with you and spent many of my waking hours…
Before I started my research, words like humility, gratitude, and resilience had been just that – words. My PhD journey drew on unknown and uncharted depths of strengths…
- Swati Mankad
- January 21, 2020
Sometimes doing a PhD can feel like a form of madness when you are working and mothering small needy people full time. Why on earth would I take on such a huge time- and…
- Sherran Clarence
- May 30, 2019
The typical lab meeting lasts one to two hours and occurs at 10 am on Fridays. We try to minimize the “pressure” of presenting at lab meetings by permitting small and…
Yesterday, I underwent my Viva Voce at the University of Leicester in the dark tower of the Attenborough Building. I felt like Childe Harold, or Frodo approaching Mount…
- Kevan Manwaring
- June 4, 2019
Rejection sucks. It can affect us like physical pain. When I was a law student I applied to a significant number of law firms for a job. Despite many interviews, I didn…
- Elaine Gregersen
- April 11, 2019
I am depressed. This may seem strange, given that I have just submitted my thesis and I am on holiday at last and free to watch hours of Downton Abbey while eating mince…
- Sherran Clarence
- May 3, 2019
I completed my PhD very slowly. Here is the short version of a long story. My PhD was poorly planned. I didn’t have a well-defined topic. I worked four days a week in an…
- Agnes Bosanquet
- April 26, 2019