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Why am I leaving academia?
Posted On May 2, 2022

A lot of people on dr.ofwhat Instagram have reached out to ask why I have taken a role in the industry, and to be honest there is not just one …

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Day in the Life of; Ayesha a physics PhD student
April 25, 2022

Hi, I’m Ayesha! I’m a first-year physics Ph.D. student in New York City. As a first-year, I’m mainly required to take all of my core physics courses and take four rotations …


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I was a guest on the PhD Pending Podcast!
April 21, 2022

I was very excited when a few months ago Anna, from PhD Pending Podcast asked me to join her for an episode discussing my blogging experience during my PhD. The …


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Those little gaps in your day add up, a little tip for productivity.
March 1, 2022

I often find myself talking about productivity… when I am discussing the blog with others, when I am meeting with students, or when I am discussing work with colleagues or …


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Are you a Reviewer 1 or Reviewer 2; tips for providing useful peer-reviews.
February 4, 2022

There is a common joke in academia about ‘Reviewer 2’ being the harsh, unfair, pedantic reviewer. This can often be exacerbated if it is clear that ‘Reviewer 1’ only spent …


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Early-Mid Career Academics (Wtf are we doing?)
September 27, 2021

So I am not really a mid-career academic, but in a way it feels like I am because it seems that a PhD is early career academia, post PhD is …


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Slowing down post PhD?
August 4, 2021

It has been 18 months since I sat my PhD Viva. 18 months of chaoticness. PhD amendments, publications, moving into academia full time, teaching over 1500 students, marking, new research …


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Can you detox from over working?
July 15, 2021

I have been working in academia full time for over a year now, and even prior to that I have been working long and diverse hours both completing a PhD …


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PhD Survival Guide: Places to write those manuscripts or chapters
June 21, 2021

Perhaps one of the things I miss most about doing a PhD is being able to work from anywhere. While academia is still relatively flexible, it is nothing like a …


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How to tackle reviewer comments
June 16, 2021

“Publish or Perish” is a wise old PhD/Academia proverb. As academics we are expected to publish our research, which involves tackling reviewer comments.... While I completely understand the purpose of …