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Undertaking a PhD is a long-haul and one of the key qualities you need is stamina. I’ve honed my stamina by running and long-distance walking. Each summer I’ve walked a…
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Shubha Tole, Principal Investigator at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, talks about what a PhD journey actually involves, how PhD students can cultivate…
I sat at my desk after avoiding work all day and I just cried. I couldn’t face it. I didn’t understand what was happening to me and I had hit this feeling of rock bottom…
Late last month, the UK government announced their plans to launch the Advanced Research & Invention Agency (ARIA) – an independent, scientist-led research agency to…
A group of scientists from Japan has made an α-gel with a compound resembling a main component of the moisture-holding layer on our skin. The characteristics of this α…
I almost made it all the way through college with barely touching coffee. Sure, I’d occasionally indulge in a white chocolate mocha to get me through finals week, but I…
Twenty-seven years ago, German researchers discovered the fossil of a 120-million-year-old dinosaur in northern Brazil. In December 2020, a group of scientists confirmed…
In this insightful interview, Dr. Kwak shares his journey from academia to industry, what motivated him to make this transition from being a PhD in neuroscience to…
From a very young age, I was always fascinated with science and I had a certain naiveté in life that allowed me to be incredibly optimistic. However, I soon realized…
  • Guest Author
  • June 4, 2019
Many people are fairly aware of their future career paths by the time they graduate. Unfortunately, I was not one of these people. I am currently enrolled as a PhD…
  • Guest Author
  • May 21, 2019