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Category Archives: Science
Diving In
I tend to throw myself into things at 10000 miles an hour. Sometimes this can be good (I also have a small problem saying ‘no’ to things) and it has provided me with lots of great experiences from doing things … Read More
Tagged: patience, PhD, PhD advice, PhD help, phd life, PhD student
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PhD: Doctor of Procrastination
PhDs that last 3/4 years can create procrastinators out of the most focused of people. Procrastination can happen at any time, for any number of reasons. For example, if you have a tedious task to do such as count the number of cells you have in … Read More
Tagged: PhD, PhD advice, PhD help, PhD student, procrastination
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Finding Inspiration
Sometimes when you are so close to something it is difficult to see problems associated with it. It can be difficult to find answers . Taking some time out and having a break often leads me to thinking about things … Read More
Tagged: Communication, Inspiration, PhD, PhD advice, PhD student
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PhD Time Managment…
Following on from my last blog I thought I would follow it with a post about ‘time management’….a term I personally hate but something I believe everyone struggles with one way or another during their PhD. In order to complete a PhD you need … Read More
Tagged: PhD, PhD advice, PhD comics, PhD help, PhD planning, PhD student, PhD support, time management
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A day in the life of a PhD student
As this blog is focused around life as a PhD student – this week I thought I would run a ‘day in the life of me’ My PhD is in medical sciences and it is research based. I work with … Read More
Tagged: PhD, PhD advice, PhD student, Science, scientist
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Starting out
Two important pieces of advice for anyone starting out a new project whether it is a PhD or a new work project. Write everything down and speak to as many people as you can. Read More
Tagged: new student, notetaking, PhD, PhD advice, starting out, time management
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Communicating science
Communicating scientific research to lay people is a difficult task. There are scientists like Ian Stewart, Simon Singh, Roger Penrose, Richard Dawkins and others who do a great job at it. One needs to shake off all the formalism and … Read More
Tagged: communicating science
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