If you don’t think you can do it, you’re probably right, but if you do think you can do it, you’re probably right, and you probably can. One of the most memorable Read More
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When I was little – five? maybe six? – I told my mom I wanted a dead mouse collection. I had found a few around our large back yard (probably the cat’s fault), and they looked Read More
Let’s face it, grad school is selfish! It’s all consuming. It is a giant monster that bursts into your life and suddenly begins to eat up everything you love as you panic trying Read More
Labs vary and scientists consider themselves innovative but we still face traditions and conventions. All the labs I’ve ever worked in have had regular “lab meetings.” I’ve also attended and heard about the Read More
In the last year, I’ve been trying to juggle my role as President of the Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club (CUWBC) with the second year of my PhD, in which I’m researching Read More
Before 2011, I had never thought that one day I would choose to do a PhD. But I did it! I have not suffered from ‘permanent head damage;’ though it is true that I find it Read More
So that’s what I’ve gotta do… You must forgive me, because this blog post is very similar to one I posted less than three months ago, when I told the story of the Read More
“Is that your pitch deck?” asked the co-founder of our social enterprise as I was preparing slides for the interview that would determine whether I’d got a fellowship to fund my postdoctoral research for Read More
I knew a PhD would be hard, and I knew that poor mental health was rife in the graduate community; this is why it took me so long to realise that I was experiencing a Read More
A while back, I shared a part of my story when I was struck with extreme disappointment. I had just received my LSAT scores and to a girl who thought she wanted to be a Read More
