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Reflections from 2020; Is employment ever permenant?
Posted On December 19, 2020

I find reflecting on the year that was beneficial and I have three reflections from 2020 that I want to share in three different posts. These are in no particular …

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PhD
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 …


Academia
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 …


PhD
PhD Survival Guide: What I have learnt while doing a PhD & Working full time.
September 21, 2020

You can actually get a lot done in a short period of time- Before I started working full time, I would be in my office for 9+ hours a day. …


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Featured Day in the Life of: Sidhartha, PhD student researching cancer biology.
September 20, 2020

I am working on establishing or rather finding if there is a correlation between development of lung cancer and age, smoking, dietary habits, other environmental factors. We are looking for SNPs …


Academia
The types of lists Early Career Researchers should be keeping
September 17, 2020

Early Career Researchers often have a lot going on, between researching, teaching, and administration. There are a few lists ECRs should be keeping and continually adding too. Keeping the lists …


PhD
PhD Survival guide; How to keep going when the passion is gone
August 17, 2020

Many of us start a PhD because we are curious and passionate about finding out things. Many of us choose our topics because we are passionate about it. However, a …


PhD
PhD Survival Guide; Thoughts every PhD Student has in their first year
March 2, 2020

1.Situation: Looking at timeline/goal sheets "Oh look, there goes another deadline 2. Situation: When meeting someone new and they ask you what you do for work "Please don't ask me to explain what …


Careers  / Study
Differences between Market Research & Academia
September 26, 2019

Although both academia and market research revolve around research, that is almost where the similarities stop... Deadlines are very quick in market research and they are non-negotiable.  In market research you can …