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Doing a PhD is a lot of work (trust me, I know) and it’s often poorly understood by those who haven’t spent enough time in academic (post-graduate and beyond). That being said, there are many benefits to doing one – not least for being called “Dr so-and-so”. Even outside of academic, having a PhD can … Read more
As part of my job as an academic, a large part of what I do involves producing new knowledge by publishing research papers with other fellow researchers, As I was completing a PhD, I had the opportunity to get a few publications out, both as a lead author (along with my supervisors) and as a … Read more
This is just a short blog post to update you on a major milestone in my career and, in my life. Last week, I successfully defend my PhD thesis. 🎉🥳 It’s a great achievement, and it’s something thing I never thought I would ever do. Having spend the past 4.5 years working on this (some … Read more
If there’s one thing I have experienced throughout my entire time as a PhD student and early career researcher, it is the impostor syndrome. It is the horrible feeling and I know for sure that I am not the only one who has experience this. It’s quite common for many people in my position to … Read more
Following on from my previous post about what I’ve learnt from writing up my PhD thesis, writing up a PhD thesis is no easy task and requires years of hard work. The journey of writing up the PhD is never as linear as we would like it to be and involves overcoming a number of … Read more