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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
An account of how a microbiology graduate who is pursuing a PhD in science communication became interested in disseminating research to broad audiences
- Moumita Mazumdar
- December 15, 2021
In my 20s, I was a devoted student of art history who waffled between going to graduate school for art history or maybe going for something like nursing. To my dismay,…
- Katherine Hart
- May 30, 2019
This story has been shared by Dr. Shimin Du, an experienced researcher and published author from China. Dr. Du talks about the ups and downs of his journey as a…
- Shimin Du
- September 21, 2018
Earlier, if you'd asked me what I was doing with my life, I would proudly say I was hoping to get my PhD in Marine Biology. But hundreds of thousands of students embark…
- Melissa Cristina Márquez
- April 23, 2019
I fully agree that getting a PhD can carry you down a road filled with tests and pitfalls. Plus, pursuing post-graduate studies is definitely a test of how you address…
- Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe
- May 7, 2019
I felt motivated to work on the project and could see the significant impact it could have on millions of osteoarthritis patients. I found this field quite interesting…
- Nashrah Ahmad
- March 2, 2020
I check in with students via email, host Zoom office hours, and talk on the phone with them, but the organic nature of those connections feels strained and frantic now…
- Sarah Daly
- April 8, 2020
When I first started my PhD two years ago, I heard whispers about a so called “PhD slump.” About how in the middle of the PhD journey, people want to scream, and cry,…
- Brianna Le Busque
- April 25, 2019
This is Gayatri's story about being the lone researcher in her lab for a major part of her bench work during her ongoing PhD. Despite the initial loneliness, she decided…
- Gayatri Ramachandran
- March 15, 2023