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This week is the culmination of almost 5 years hard graft, some very long days, long stretches without days off, and blood, sweat, and tears. It's graduation week! I was…
- Daniel Morse
- June 14, 2019
One of my papers has been recently rejected for the second time and this really affected me badly. Am I disappointed? Sad? Discouraged? Mad? I'm not really sure. The…
This post expresses my frustration; as right now, I feel pretty tired. And my research students form a significant area of my concerns. I am an associate supervisor who…
November and early December were a bit of a blur for me. I found myself socially, physically, and mentally withdrawing from anything that wasn’t getting my work done…
Ever wondered what a PhD student’s desk is composed of? Here, a graduate student will share with you the 16 most essential things that make up their desk.
While I certainly would call myself a procrasti-baker in the most obvious sense of the word – I am certainly guilty of spending my time baking to avoid the mounds of…
Following from Part 1, this time it’s all about the babies really. Over the past four years, our lab composition has seen four new ‘tiny’ additions – our lab members…
I started in the Brown lab in 2006 and I still haven’t left. Most people currently in the lab were probably in primary school when I was doing my Honours. And you may…
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. In short, everything was…
I’m writing today from a place of exhaustion, defeat, anxiety, and of stress over what’s to come. This semester has been rough. I’ve had some mental health issues acting…
- Elizabeth Mulherron
- June 13, 2019