All PhD students have their own projects to work on. It is your sole focus for about 4 years of your life so understandably you would want to pursue your research question as far and wide as the time (and money!) permits you. However, regardless of how independent you are as a researcher, you will [...]
So, you're a PhD student and you have spent at least the last three to four years of your life conducting exciting and novel research into a field that you are passionate about and interested in. But now it is time for the dreaded thesis write up and you have no idea how to start? [...]
If you didn't know already, 2019 was the year that I officially was no longer a student anymore - yes, I am still a little bit upset about that - and embarked on my first steps into the real world starting in my new job as a science communications officer. https://www.instagram.com/p/BsydBcOBxjC/ I seriously cannot believe [...]
February is LGBT History month and this year I pledged to make even more effort to showcase and represent even more diversity on Soph talks science and that includes the LGBTQ+ community. So to celebrate LGBT History month on Soph talks science, I asked the wonderful Ive V to write a guest post for me [...]
Welcome to my Science Book Club! . This is the first of two new categories I am starting this month and one I have been wanting to do for a while. However, my PhD kinda got in the way amongst many other things. But - now I spent a lot of time commuting on trains, [...]
Another month and I have another scientist's story to share with you. Today I want to share with you a story from down under, of a structural biologist with a passion for cancer research. Having grown up in Perth - one of the most isolated cities in the world - today's Scientist in the Spotlight [...]
How many male scientists can you name? Now - how many female scientists can you name? I am willing to bet that no matter how many you could name, the number of male scientists was higher than female right? A study in 2016 showed that male scientists outnumber women 3:1 in school textbooks and if [...]
The dreaded PhD viva. But how prepared can you really be? The nature of the exam at the end of your PhD journey that determines whether you are awarded your doctorate or not can be a daunting and overwhelming thought. So, naturally the need for any PhD student is to be as prepared as possible. [...]
I am a firm believer and passionate advocate that science education and all the information generated from research should be made available for everyone. This is one of the reasons that I started doing outreach and scicomm on social media. But it wasn't until I took part in a recent Soapbox Science event that I [...]
Are you curious about what happens in a PhD viva? Are you trying to suss out what to expect? Well - I thought it was about time that I shared my PhD viva experience in order to help you do just that. So, take a deep breath, sit back and relax while I take you [...]
