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Academia
2021 Goals for the Academic Year
Posted On 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 …

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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 …


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 …


Academia
How do you define Work Life Balance?
September 28, 2020

I started writing a blog post which was intended to be a list of my tips for achieving Work Life Balance as an Early Career Researcher/ Academic. When I started …


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. …