early career
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As I find myself now nearly 8 months out from my PhD (or the viva anyway), I am becoming ever more aware of the difficulty in choosing direction. For me it feels like there is a mysterious dilemma in research, there is this line somewhere that, one one side, you stay centred and become an
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So, here we are. Saved in my files (and several other places) is a complete thesis. 80,000+ words pulled forth from my mind and onto ‘paper’. It’s a strange feeling, equal parts incredible and terrifying. The terror I should note, isn’t from the thesis, it’s from the thought of having to leave being a PhD
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My intention was to post last week however, as the title suggests, I was visited by a rather unwelcome guest. With last week lost to my second experience of COVID-19 (10/10 do not recommend), I will now spend this post trying to remember all of my thoughts from 2 weeks ago. On the 18th May
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On March 1st I hit the official halfway point in my PhD journey or, the unofficial official halfway point considering the first 2 years were part time so I am now only entering my ‘2nd year. Further, there is no knowing for certain if the finish line lies within the next 2 years (let us
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Jeeves, be a good old boy and pass me my pipe and that PhD would you? This week has been enlightening. My eyes have been opened to some surprising views and opinions concerning research and PhDs and, as a result, it has left me somewhat without a clear direction for this week’s post. Thus, we