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While I certainly would call myself a procrasti-baker in the most obvious sense of the word – I am certainly guilty of spending my time baking to avoid the mounds of…
I’m nearly two months into my PhD in a new university, in a new city. So you would think I’d be getting settled right about now. At least I would think I should at least…
- Shruti Turner
- May 21, 2019
This is for my friends, colleagues and students who are in ‘a world of thesis pain.’ As your supervisors, we do get it. Being a part-time PhD student and balancing…
Why is the PhD, more often than not, framed as a long, arduous, lonely trudge, as opposed to a challenging, stimulating, and ultimately empowering thing? Why isn’t there…
- Sherran Clarence
- May 21, 2019
For most people, a quick overnight stay in London, and a two day conference would not be anything to worry about at all. But for me, it's a whole different story. I am…
- Erica Hawkins
- April 29, 2019
Imagine a young researcher trying to find their footing in the middle of a global pandemic. Read this personal story of Edina Lobo and what she learned while working…
- Edina Lobo
- March 9, 2023
In this interesting story, the author shares the experience of losing a job after being fired by the PI and how this led them to the path of self-discovery.
If I were to use a metaphor in which I'm a fish, and the labs that I've worked at are water bodies, then I'd have to say that I've been a variably sized fish in various…
I often feel like I need some super powers to conquer the daily life of a PhD student. I tend to think that I am just like anyone else i.e. a normal, average person…
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