Academia
Forming an identity in academia
April 8, 2021

One of the unexpected challenges I have faced during my first year post-phd in academia is knowing how to form my own academic identity. After spending five years (honours included) …


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Dreamy DIY bathroom Reno
March 26, 2021

It has been a year since we purchased a little townhouse in a suburb that we love! We have been doing a lot to the house, including a full kitchen …


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Featured Day in the life of: Kendra, PhD candidate in Toxicology
March 24, 2021

Hi! My name is Kendra Prutton, AKA @toxtalks_! I currently live in Denver, Colorado and I am a Toxicology PhD candidate at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. I am …


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Curiosity killed the cat, but fuels academia
March 11, 2021

While curiosity killed the cat, curiosity fuels academia. Academia is an incredible profession where amongst the administration, the student complaints, the tedious grant writing, and the journal rejections, you get …


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Early Career Academic Supervisor Tips
March 8, 2021

I am relatively new to supervising research students. I have had one completed honours student, who I am now supervising in a PhD, and this year I have 6 honours …


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Work Update
March 2, 2021

It has been a long time since I have provided an update post on the blog, and you have potentially noticed that my posts are less frequent, so I thought …


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‘Research Managed’: Keeping on top of the literature
February 19, 2021

One of the biggest shifts I have noticed going from PhD student to Early Career Academic, is that I no longer feel immersed in my research area. New papers come …


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Early Career Academic Crisis?
February 14, 2021

Is there such a thing as an Early Career Academic Crisis? Because if so I think I may be in it. Crisis is perhaps too extreme of a word, adjustment is …


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A year on from my Viva.
February 5, 2021

It has been a year since I defended my PhD. A year since I was called Dr. Le Busque for the first time and well, what a year it has …