Let’s set the scene a bit for a moment before I run into the main point of this post. I’m an ordinary person, fairly average academically. I had good GCSE results, and admittedly, Read More
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In research, we constantly deal with rejection. We need to have the recognition from our peers in such a way that our contribution to the scientific community can be considered as one of value. However, Read More
This post expresses my frustration; as right now, I feel pretty tired. A significant area of concern is my research students. Let’s start with where I am an associate supervisor – and I did not Read More
November and early December were a bit of a blur for me. I allowed myself to overload my thresholds for stress and work, and consequently, some things fell through the cracks (including my blog writing). Read More
Frey Fyfe, a creature native to the coasts of East Devon, and previously misidentified as a Greater Horseshoe Bat, is here described as a subspecies of Vulcanoptera minor, the Lesser Spotted Volcanologist. While mostly active Read More
I belong to a Facebook group for PhD and early career researcher parents – where, we share the challenges of parenting while trying to navigate academia. And just recently, one of the members posted a photo Read More
Part 2: The Baby Years Following on from Part 1, this time it’s all about the babies really. In the past four years, our lab has produced four babies (with another due in December!). This is Read More
I started in the Brown lab in 2006 and I still haven’t left. Most people currently in the lab were in primary school while I was doing my Honours. Some may think this makes me Read More
I started my PhD program with lots of energy. I loved my topic, I felt that I was going to learn a lot, my workmates were warm and welcoming; everything was great! But all of Read More
I’m writing today from a place of exhaustion, of defeat, of anxiety, and of stress over what’s to come. This semester has been rough. I’ve had some mental health issues acting up Read More