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PhD Update: I Passed My Viva

PhD Update: I Passed My Viva

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
James Ashford Jun 16, 2023

How I Learnt to Manage the Impostor Syndrome in Academia

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
James Ashford Feb 15, 2023
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Easily Distracted? How to Focus On Writing the PhD Thesis

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
James Ashford Jan 9, 2023
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What I’ve Learnt From Writing up My PhD Thesis

Very few people in life will find themselves in a situation where they are required to write up a rather lengthy document such as a PhD thesis. If you’re reading this post you might very well be a PhD student yourself or familiar with the process at least. Whether
James Ashford Jan 5, 2023

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