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By Anonymous | While working part-time as an undergrad, my co-workers called me “Annie”, and not because I had curly red hair, could carry a tune, and had been adopted in the jackpot of all adoptions by a billionaire. No, they… Continue Reading →
By Simon Wyatt | Many a true word is spoken in jest. “Mother Hen” is no exception. The quip left my lips several drinks into the research group’s Christmas meal, after we had left the restaurant and made our way to… Continue Reading →
By Fraser Raeburn | Donald Trump has been in the news lately, for some reason. Academics, with all those expectations to be ‘relevant’ and live in the real world (Glyn Davies notwithstanding), have been venturing any number of opinions about this…. Continue Reading →
By Nicola Martin | Researching abroad, or even elsewhere in your home country, is a fantastic opportunity many PhDs enjoy during the course of their studies. During my second year I probably spent more time away from my home than in… Continue Reading →
By Rose Luminiello | As we rapidly approach the most festive time of the year, I am reminded that I will be facing that odious question from various family members and friends yet again: ‘What are you going to do with… Continue Reading →
By Hugh McDonnell | A fundamental question when considering a PhD is the kind of project you would undertake. Typically, there are two routes to PhD funding: one allows open applications for a project conceived of by the applicant him or… Continue Reading →
By Fraser Raeburn | It’s that time of year again, with a host of bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked young things preparing to saddle up and get started on their PhDs. None of them know what they’re in for. Not in the cynical, ‘abandon-hope-all-ye-who-enter-here’… Continue Reading →
By Daveena Tauber | Anne Lamott advises us to write “shitty drafts”—sage words that can help us bypass our internal censor, who always seems to be sitting on the porch with a shotgun saying, “you call that a sentence/paragraph/ research question/dissertation?”… Continue Reading →
By Fraser Raeburn | In a recent lunchtime discussion about the opportunities available in our department, the dreaded c-word came up. Usually, it must be said, this word comes up only when discussing our undergraduates and what entitled little customers they… Continue Reading →
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