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A Day with Dr. Jane Goodall.
Posted On May 24, 2019

Last week, I was lucky enough to meet Dr. Jane Goodall and attend her tour. I have been a volunteer for the Jane Goodall Roots & Shoots organisation for a …

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Chronicles of the PhD years.
April 11, 2019

Year One:  Proposal is #1 priority. Honeymoon stage. Bliss. Feels weird to be spending your days just researching 'stuff'. Excited about everything PhD related. Tell everyone you are a PhD student. …


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Does a PhD make you overqualified?
April 6, 2019

When I started my PhD I never even considered that it might make me ‘over-qualified’. I mean you can never be overdressed and overeducated right? Apparently while that is true …


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Featured ‘Day in the life of’: Taylor PhD student in chemical immunology.
March 14, 2019

My name is Taylor and I’m in the final year of my PhD at Victoria University of Wellington, in New Zealand. I work in the chemical immunology team at the …


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If a PhD is a job (which it is), then treat it like one.
February 17, 2019

I am sure that you, like me, have said to multiple people during your thesis experience that “My PhD is a job” or “I am going to work”. As PhD students …


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Featured ‘Day in the life of’: Stormy, organizational behavior PhD student
February 11, 2019

Hi, I'm Stormy Sweitzer, a second-year PhD student at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Though my degree is in organizational behavior, my primary research interest is in the …


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Day-to-Day life of a PhD student: 4th February 2019
February 4, 2019

6.25am- Early wake up this morning. My morning schedule varies depending on what I'm doing, but I always feel productive if I get up before 7. 7.33am- watering my plant babies! …


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‘Operation GTFO’- Using Operant Conditioning to get s*&t done.
January 18, 2019

  Being a psychology PhD student, I wanted to discuss one of my favourite psychology theoretical frameworks that I use to motivate myself. Operant Conditioning is a learning theory identified by Skinner …


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Featured ‘Day in the life of’: Connie, PhD student researching obesity and diabetes
January 15, 2019

I am Connie from @life_of_learning. Currently in my last year of my PhD program studying obesity and diabetes. I'm at the thesis editing stage and hoping to graduate soon! At 06:30, I wake …


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Featured ‘Day in the life of’: Bianca, PhD student researching evolutionary and clinical psychology.
August 8, 2018

Hi! My name is Bianca, and I am a third year psychology PhD student from South Australia. My research is in evolutionary and clinical psychology, looking at how early life …