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Seven years ago, as a graduate with a Biology degree, I was at a career crossroads. Pursuing a doctoral degree was a very straightforward and tempting option. But I knew…
Being at the final stages of a PhD means that either you are about to go into the deep end or about to climb another hill. It is an uncharted territory because, after…
- Hamizah Haji-Haidi
- June 26, 2019
It wasn’t too long ago that I finished my PhD. I vividly remember feeling elated that I had completed the journey, and also the feeling of relief that I am free from the…
- Daniel Morse
- June 26, 2019
A few days ago, I attended a conference in Québec City. I don’t consider myself an expert at networking or making the most out of a conference but I really enjoy them. I…
Quitting academia comes with strong feelings of mourning for me. I am sad about all the cells I will never patch, and about missing the excitement of cutting slices and…
The third year of your PhD is weird. You’ve passed your qualifying exams, probably have a focus for your thesis, and the second half of grad school lies ahead,…
“You have to do better than this if you want a career,” my professor warned. The words stung and burned into the darkest recesses of my mind, not because I was taken…
I have spent the majority of my working life as a lecturer in a mid-ranking university, and I’ve been reasonably successful at my job. However, I didn’t particularly…
To explain the connection between travelling and science, I’d like to remind you that scientists are in fact real live human beings, not cyborgs who survive only off…
I recently got the chance to work on a project in Dammam and it was a very rewarding experience. I was working alongside a few researchers from King Fahd University, a…
- Lyndsey Tanabe
- June 20, 2019