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Before Choosing Your University
Posted On September 22, 2019

**In Collaboration**  You might be tempted to write down your first choice before you have even seen the campus. Because you think you know about the university, the culture, the location …

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4 All-Important Things You Need To Teach Well
September 9, 2018

** In Collaboration**  Whether you are teaching as part of your Phd., or you do it as a full-time job it can be both challenging and rewarding. After all, you get …


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Improving Your Self-Esteem, Right Here, Right Now
August 24, 2018

** In Collaboration**   As the new school year starts, there will be many people around the world being in new situations that they have not experienced before. Starting a new school …


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Featured ‘Day in the life of’: Steph, a 4th year veterinary student.
November 14, 2017

Hello everyone! I’m Steph and I’m a 4th year veterinary student in Australia. As you can imagine, my life currently revolves around animals, and when I’m not studying at university, …


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Featured ‘Day in the life of’: Emily, a PhD student studying epigenetic regulation in plants, and a disability in science advocate, and blogger.
October 19, 2017

Day in the life of Emily (PhD student & Blogger): I’m Emily May Armstrong, a 2nd year PhD Student at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. I’m studying epigenetic regulation of …


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My first ever guest lecture
October 17, 2017

I was lucky enough to get offered two teaching positions this semester, which I have really enjoyed (even with all the craziness of life that has been happening). Then I …


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My current self care strategies
October 5, 2017

I have wrote about the importance of self care in previous blog posts (including this one), and I think most of us know we should be looking after ourselves. However, …


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What would a PhD be without YouTube?
August 20, 2017

Sometimes, we take technology for granted and I think YouTube is definitely one of those things. Particularly if you are a PhD (research) student! If YouTube didn’t exist: 1) I wouldn’t know …


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Another concentration playlist
August 13, 2017

One of my first blog posts (over a year ago) was a concentration playlist (check it out here- https://drofwhat.com/2016/06/13/concentration-playlist/), and I thought it was time to make a new one. One …


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Introducing “Surface Book”
August 11, 2017

Unlike, much of the population I do not own a MacBook (I actually never, ever have). I have owned the Microsoft Surface range for a long time now and I …