As one door closes, another one opens And so the saying goes… as one door closes, another one opens. This is certainly true for me at the moment in academic research. Albeit slightly different with Read More
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In the South African township where I grew up, we have a special meal on Sundays. It’s called “Seven Colours,” or the Sunday plate. You will have rice, butternut, beetroot salad, a coleslaw, chakalaka, Read More
So, you’re thinking of applying for a graduate degree… You may be all set to apply for the 2018 school year and you are starting preparations early. Or perhaps you have thought about the idea Read More
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 more than that Read More
The founders of the biology preprint server bioRxiv have launched a new preprint repository for clinical researchers called medRxiv, which will allow them to share their research work before it is peer reviewed. The server Read More
As my codes and latest findings baffled me, to a point that I just had to step away from the computer, and use the excuse of transferring my already coded data from F4 to NVivo (Read More
Good days include views like this… … watching the Berlin marathon… … and, of course, Ritter Sport chocolate. Some days are great. The sun shines brightly, I have an extra spring in my step, and the world Read More
I never meant to become addicted to coffee. In fact, I almost made it all the way through college with barely touching the stuff. Sure, I’d occasionally indulge in a white chocolate mocha (a Read More
The time has come! I am finally finished with the first year of my PhD (holy cr*p… can’t believe I can say that). I will write a reflection on my experience of the Read More
Over four years ago, I came home from the hospital in the evening after a day that started with me thinking I was in labor (and so did the midwives, by the way) but ended Read More
