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    PhDiaries: 14th May 2016


    The proposal meeting which will be held in August is edging closer and I am extremely nervous to get up and present my ideas in …

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    11 Ways to Enhance Your Home Comfort


    **In Collaboration**  Since most people spend much of their time in their office or workstation, many people disregard their home as comfort fortresses. Your family must …

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    Tips for managing performance reviews


    Performance reviews and goal settings are a big part of many roles- in all types of industry. This is also true for academia. While each …


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The Seasons of Academia.

Posted On October 20, 2020

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 …


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How To Cope With Day To Day Tasks When Your Schedule Is Full

October 19, 2020

**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 …


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A week of Academic Outfits

October 14, 2020

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 …


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PhD Survival Guide: Data, where do I start?

October 12, 2020

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 …


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My approach to reading teaching evaluations

October 8, 2020

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 …


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PhD Survival Guide: What is a PhD like?

October 3, 2020

During my final year of PhD, my honours student asked to meet to discuss her options for next year. She wanted to know more about what a PhD entails and …


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Academia: The Ultramarathon

October 1, 2020

When you start a PhD, you are warned that a PhD is a marathon and not a sprint. But if we thought a PhD was a marathon, then academia is …


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Featured day in the life of: Claire, a PhD student by day and a blogger by night

September 29, 2020

I am currently a first-year PhD student and live in Dallas. Every day has a different work and life balance, but this is my typical working day… Hi! My name is …


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How do you define Work Life Balance?

September 28, 2020

I started writing a blog post which was intended to be a list of my tips for achieving Work Life Balance as an Early Career Researcher/ Academic. When I started …


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Favourites; Blackhead Popper!

September 26, 2020

In another life I think that I would have really enjoyed being a dermatologist. Specifically a professional pimple popper. But as I have already outstayed my welcome as a student, …

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