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As like most of us around the world, I am currently in self-isolation. Here in Australia we are not yet in official lock down but we are advised to only leave the house for essentials, and most businesses have closed. During these odd and unprecedented times I am going to document a little bit of what I get up to, […]
Something I don’t think is talked about enough is adjusting to life after thesis. People had off-handily mentioned that it can be hard to know what to do once your thesis is complete because a PhD takes so much time and energy. However, no one said that it would be this hard to adjust. A PhD becomes a part of […]
I wrote a post about how I was preparing for my Viva and I said that I would reflect on this preparation after my Viva experience. I had read in other PhD blog posts that they had over prepared for their Viva and I must say that I completely agree. I spent a lot of time and read a lot […]
There is so much more than academia for PhD graduates and many of us are looking for these other options so I wanted to provide a list of some of the types of positions and industries to look for as a PhD candidate / graduate. This is by know means an exhaustive list but somewhere to get you started. Market […]
I have wanted to get back into YouTube for a while now as a way to continue to grow drofwhat and also show PhD and lifestyle related content in a different way. Check out my first video for a long time and subscribe to the YouTube Channel.
In the morning: “S%8t, is this actually happening?” “I could be a Dr. today” “I could also completely and utterly screw this up today” “I should have read my thesis another 4 million times before today” “Will coffee make me too shaky? Will no coffee mean I fall asleep?” In the room just before the Viva begins: “I don’t […]
So…. I did it. I passed my Viva and was called Dr. for the first time. It feels surreal and amazing. I wanted to share my Viva experience, as I know that not everyone’s Viva is the same. I was absolutely terrified the night before and morning of, although I felt like I had prepared a lot, I was sh&5ing […]
Coming to the end of a PhD is an odd feeling. It is a time that you daydream about for years. All of your years of hard work work towards the PhD submission. It is exciting but also utterly terrifying. Often the submission date continually changes, and continually gets pushed back until one day the date is ‘set in stone’. […]
I am in the midst of preparing for my Viva (verbal defence)! For some context; as I have written in previous blog posts, my University is one of the first in Australia to have a compulsory Viva for all PhD students. I think our process is slightly different to that of other countries, as we get feedback from the reviewers […]