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Academia
2021 Goals for the Academic Year
December 18, 2020

As the year 2020 comes to an end, I am taking time to reflect on the year that was and set some goals for the academic year ahead. To publish …


PhD
PhDiaries 12.03.2016
December 15, 2020

12th March 2016 Being a Saturday today meant that I didn’t do any work. This is novel as for my entire undergraduate experience I worked on weekends to support myself. I …


PhD
PhDiaries; 24.02.2016
December 10, 2020

If you would like to read the previous entry click here. 24th February 2016 I don’t even know what day of the PhD journey it is. They are already starting to mould …


Academia
My strategies for managing emails.
November 27, 2020

Emails are such an integral part of so many of our jobs. They can also be a cause of distraction and stress. I recently posted my tips for taking a …


Academia
The two paths of academia- intertwined or isolated?
November 9, 2020

There are two distinct paths within academia. Teaching and Research. The way that academics journey down these paths is individual, some will never stray from the research path, some will …


PhD
Questions first year PhD me would ask current year me.
November 5, 2020

Questions first year PhD me would ask current me, and what my answers would be. How long is this PhD going to take? How long is a piece of string? If we …


Academia
Tips for achieving Work/Life Balance as an Early Career Academic
October 22, 2020

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 …


Academia
The Seasons of Academia.
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 …


PhD
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 …