Academia & Addiction
An anonymous PhD student discusses how Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the pressures of academia have led them to become addicted to painkillers. Are academics prone to socially acceptable addictions?
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PhD Picnics: Food for Thought
PhD Picnics is an initiative which encourages exchange between postgraduate students and research staff to provide a supportive, stimulating postgraduate culture and adequate academic skills training and development.
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When Stress Became Real
An anonymous academic recounts their encounters with stress and anxiety towards the end of their PhD.
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Scar Tissue: Self-Harm in Academia
Bethan Jones writes about the relationship between her self harm and her doctoral research.
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Essential Desirables: Academic Employability and the PhD
A blog post I wrote for Jobs.ac.uk on making yourself employable during your PhD, particularly for a career in academia.
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War of the Worlds: Choosing Your Post-PhD Career
This is a short blog post I wrote for Jobs.ac.uk on deciding on your career path after your PhD.
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Anxiety & Academia
An anonymous blogger reflects on the relationship between anxiety and academia.
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Research Survivors: Staying Focused & Motivated
Dr Nathan Ryder is a freelance skills trainer and consultant. He completed his Ph.D. in maths at the University of Liverpool in 2008. He works exclusively with postgraduate researchers and research staff. Last year he started the Viva Survivors podcast, and in January 2013 he published his first e-book, Fail Your Viva. Find him on […]
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