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Yesterday, I underwent my Viva Voce at the University of Leicester in the dark tower of the Attenborough Building. I felt like Childe Harold, or Frodo approaching Mount…
- Kevan Manwaring
- June 4, 2019
I started my PhD at King’s College in January 2016. At this point, I was so full of excitement and confidence, that I was certain I would breeze through my PhD. I knew…
- Charlott Repschlager
- June 3, 2019
Once, during an intensive two-week field gig, I had a miscarriage. It was not a dramatic one. Just an ordinary ending of a pregnancy in its early stages, the kind women…
Fieldwork is full of dichotomies. It can be exciting but exhausting, fun but frustrating, challenging and yet calming. Work in my last field site ended up being both the…
In winter 2015, I broke out in hives. When I went to the university health center, they asked me about any lifestyle changes that could have triggered my full-on…
- Claire Jarvis
- May 31, 2019
Technical research publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) banned Huawei-affiliated scientists from participating in its peer review process…
- Fatima Qureshi
- May 31, 2019
Dr. Smita Jain is the Executive Director of IndiaBioscience (IBS), an organization that attempts to bridge the gap between researchers, educators, and science…
- Jayashree Rajagopalan
- May 31, 2019
Undertaking a PhD can feel sometimes like one of those impossible tasks set to unfortunate protagonists in fairy tales. You can never read every book, every article, or…
- Kevan Manwaring
- May 31, 2019
The last couple of days have been especially trying for me. I have been suffering from anxiety in the workplace after working for two bosses that enjoyed seeing other…
For as long as I can remember I’ve dreamed of being addressed as “doctor.” To be able to be reminded upon every introduction, email signature, and header, that I…