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Questions first year PhD me would ask current year me.
Posted On 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 …

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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 …


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 …


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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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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 …


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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 …