Academia  / Careers
I come to teach, come to be taught
Posted On March 31, 2022

I was listening to one of my all time favourite bands the other day, Nahko and Medicine for the People, and one line stood out to me and instantly made …

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Academia  / PhD
Those little gaps in your day add up, a little tip for productivity.
March 1, 2022

I often find myself talking about productivity… when I am discussing the blog with others, when I am meeting with students, or when I am discussing work with colleagues or …


Academia
Are you a Reviewer 1 or Reviewer 2; tips for providing useful peer-reviews.
February 4, 2022

There is a common joke in academia about ‘Reviewer 2’ being the harsh, unfair, pedantic reviewer. This can often be exacerbated if it is clear that ‘Reviewer 1’ only spent …


Academia
I can do anything, but not everything
December 15, 2021

I grew up being given a pretty strong narrative, that as a girl, I can do anything I put my mind to. From the onset of this blogpost, I want …


Academia
Early-Mid Career Academics (Wtf are we doing?)
September 27, 2021

So I am not really a mid-career academic, but in a way it feels like I am because it seems that a PhD is early career academia, post PhD is …


Academia  / PhD
Slowing down post PhD?
August 4, 2021

It has been 18 months since I sat my PhD Viva. 18 months of chaoticness. PhD amendments, publications, moving into academia full time, teaching over 1500 students, marking, new research …


Academia
My Interview with The Daily Jaws
August 1, 2021

I was asked to talk about all things sharks, the Jaws Effect and media influence with The Daily Jaws. The Daily Jaws is a fan page dedicated to the Jaws …


Academia
Can you detox from over working?
July 15, 2021

I have been working in academia full time for over a year now, and even prior to that I have been working long and diverse hours both completing a PhD …


PhD
PhD Survival Guide: Places to write those manuscripts or chapters
June 21, 2021

Perhaps one of the things I miss most about doing a PhD is being able to work from anywhere. While academia is still relatively flexible, it is nothing like a …


Academia  / PhD
How to tackle reviewer comments
June 16, 2021

“Publish or Perish” is a wise old PhD/Academia proverb. As academics we are expected to publish our research, which involves tackling reviewer comments.... While I completely understand the purpose of …

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