**In Collaboration** This year has been a challenging one for everyone but apart from all the negatives, what 2020 has taught us is that anything can happen and a global pandemic can spring on you out of nowhere and change your life. With that in mind, it has made many people consider what they want from life, what’s important to […]
Academia is not known for its job security, even in times without a global pandemic. It is also not known for its linear career trajectory. We know this going in, but it doesn’t mean that the uncertainty is easy. I am at the start of my academic career and I genuinely don’t know where it will take me from here. […]
“I am going to make time for myself when I finish my PhD”, “I am going to do [that thing i enjoy] after this teaching period ends”, “I am going to have work/life balance when I get a real job”. I am sure that many of us are guilty of having these thoughts. Of being so busy that we can’t […]
**In Collaboration** We have all heard the saying a tidy house can give you a tidy mind, but do you believe in it? The truth is, if you are surrounded by mess, dirt and clutter, then the chances are you are not going to feel your happy positive self. Right now we all need a bit of happiness and joy […]
Is work-life balance possible in academia? Or many other careers for that matter? What does work life balance actually look like? Do you even know if you have work life balance? These are big questions. Big questions that are difficult to answer. Big questions that are important because the answer could have consequences (both good and bad) upon our lives. […]
One of the things I have learnt since joining academia as a PhD student in 2016, is that there are clear and distinct seasons within academia. Just like we do in our everyday lives, we have to move through these seasons, and sometimes this can mean enduring long and cold winters. Other times it means flourishing in extended summers (think […]
**In Collaboration** All academics can relate to the fact that everyday tasks seem to just pass us by. When focusing on a project, be it a PhD, an academic paper, or planning a class, the chores of daily life seem to go unnoticed – or rather, wilfully ignored. If you can relate to this feeling, then read on to find […]
I am an Academic and a scientist, but I am also into fashion! So I wanted to share a week of my academic outfits. Day one: Skirt is from Seed Heritage Top is an oldie from Kmart (I have had it for 3 years and it still looks brand new!) Shoes are old faithful Converses Day two: Dress is a […]
Starting data analysis is hard and daunting- but for me it was also one of my favourite parts of the PhD process. I get excited by data, like to the point that when UberEats releases their yearly data wrap-up I get super excited, perhaps lame I know! Although, I am most definitely not a statistician I wanted to share my […]
As I am a teaching academic, teaching evaluations are an important part of my role. They contribute to my KPIs and allow me to determine how I am going with my teaching and what I can improve on. It can be incredibly daunting reading teaching evaluations as we don’t like to hear about things that we have done not so […]