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The early stages of a scientific career are designed to be unstable, sling-shotting you from place to place as you acquire new skills. I bucked this paradigm somewhat in…
I began my doctoral comprehensive exam last week. I am ready to be a doctor and move on from life in the classroom. However, it doesn’t seem like this is going to be the…
One of the hardest things about doing this PhD and all the travelling that comes with it, is the constant transition. I would say jet lag plays a huge part, but even…
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  • June 12, 2019
When I was in grad school, I felt like I wasn’t good enough and at the same time that I deserved to have it all – perfect grades, grants, awards, fantastic publications,…
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  • May 8, 2019
Seven months after finishing my MPhil, I finally attended my graduation ceremony at Cambridge. I had heard it would be weird, involving a lot of Latin and an invasion of…
It has been a little over a year since I said goodbye to Scotland. Next week, I will officially become a second-year PhD student. Although this was the right decision,…
Lately, my Master’s has started to feel more real than ever before. I am putting the teeny pieces together, and it’s like a gazillion-piece jigsaw puzzle! I’ve realized…
Despite the fact that my to-do list for the year isn’t quite finished, I can’t help but look back on the semester and year and feel extremely satisfied with what I was…
I couldn’t believe it when our doctor first called to say that I was pregnant! I wasn't sure who to tell. But when my boss asked me for an updated plan for our upcoming…
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  • April 30, 2019
My days have been sleep-deprived, involve blurry streams of a screaming baby, dirty nappies, and bucket loads of laundry. While my daughter was a good sleeper during the…
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  • May 16, 2019