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I had just entered the first few days of my PhD and was starting to feel super organised, getting on with my reading, making notes and…
- Shruti Turner
- May 20, 2019
Last summer, I was awarded tenure and it felt amazing. It was one of the proudest and most significant moments in my life thus far. After the warm and fuzzy feeling…
- Allison McDonald
- May 20, 2019
On New Year’s Eve, I received a call from my supervisor. He told me that, during a storm, my pigeon shed had flooded. All of my power boards and electrical cables were…
- Anne Aulsebrook
- May 20, 2019
When I was younger, I thought research happened in white rooms. White walls, white floors, white benches, white coats. I imagined that everything in these rooms would be…
- Anne Aulsebrook
- May 20, 2019
One of the most difficult things after the excavation was probably the dissolution of my support network. The archaeological team went through a lot together. After…
I started Honours bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, eager to begin some ‘real science’ with real-world implications. I also, however, was filled with small amounts of doubt…
Okay… so maybe regret isn’t the best word. But my year-long experience studying abroad ignited a flame of passion deep inside my veins. It sparked in me, an insatiable…
- Lyndsey Tanabe
- May 16, 2019
I often make a comprehensive to-do list, but I get scared to start things and complete them. When I make a list of things to do, all of a sudden, I get overwhelmed by…
My week started off with a trip to the ultrasound place. The moment the nurse put the wand onto my stomach, we looked up and saw that we were going to have a baby boy –…
- Katherine Hart
- May 16, 2019
I often feel like I need some super powers to conquer the daily life of a PhD student. I tend to think that I am just like anyone else i.e. a normal, average person…