research


Academia
Tips for achieving Work/Life Balance as an Early Career Academic
Posted On 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 …

Continue Reading
No Comment


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 …


Academia
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 …


day in life of
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 …


Life
Assumptions about me…
September 25, 2020

A few weeks ago, I set up a question poll on Instagram and asked people to state their assumptions about me and/or my PhD journey….   “Your PhD journey feels like a …


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. …


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: What to put on your CV
September 14, 2020

If you find yourself in a similar position to where I was in the last year of my PhD. Where you are a PhD student looking to get out of …


Academia  / PhD
Does my PhD define me?
September 10, 2020

It is a reasonably odd feeling, when something that took up so much of your life is over. A PhD creeps its way into every nook and cranny of your …