Hamizah Haji-Haidi

In my second term at Cambridge, one of the trainers in the Researcher Development Programme asked me: “Do you think that you are not smart enough for Cambridge?” Sadly, my answer was yes, and thus…

Last week, I had my PhD viva, and I passed! I remember that my emotions were jumbled up at the time, and it just felt very surreal. Now that some time has passed since the viva, the feeling is still…

Being at the final stages of a PhD means that either you are about to go into the deep end or about to climb another hill. It is an uncharted territory because, after four years, the scaffolding that…

As my codes and latest findings continue to baffle me, I decided to write this blog post on finding my research interest. When people ask me what my PhD is on, I usually respond with, “So, I’m doing…

The time during my fieldwork was both the best and the worst times of my academic journey. I also learned several lessons along the way. To rekindle my own passion for my work, here, I'd like to…

Early this morning, I made my way to a school for fieldwork. Only to reach there and wait at the school reception for slightly more than half an hour! I was already physically exhausted from the…

I am ahead of schedule in terms of my interviews and transcribing. So my supervisor suggested that I use this time to plan how I'd like to organise my PhD thesis. I did just that, but somehow, I felt…