67 example questions to prepare for your PhD viva
A PhD viva is the culmination of all your years of study and training. It is how you are assessed to see if you are ‘worthy’ of the Dr title. But it is also a source for a lot of stress for PhD students. No matter how prepared you can be, you will never predict […]
Am I a real scientist now?
Recently I’ve been having a lot of blog post idea inspiration. But with my lack of spare time currently, being able to actually sit down and write about all these ideas is proving near on impossible. So, these ideas are just being jotted down in my phone notes, or in my notebook, sometimes even on […]
15 more tips for writing your PhD thesis
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? […]
7 questions you should prepare in advance for your PhD viva
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. […]
5 of the best and worst things about thesis writing
The writing up stage of a PhD is both incredibly exciting but also a completely terrifying point of the PhD journey. Some people dread it and some can’t wait to reach that stage. Having recently come out the other end myself and submitted my PhD thesis, I thought I would share some of the best […]
6 things I’ve done instead of writing my PhD thesis
As I crept closer and closer to the day where I would have to wrap up all my experiments in the lab and then embark on the monstrous task of writing up my PhD thesis, I heard more and more stories about the negatives of writing but I quickly learnt that balancing work and play […]
8 reasons why I started my blog Soph talks science
‘Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try’ . I am one of those people that usually be lying in bed and come up with a whole host of crazy but brilliant ideas which I quickly jot down in the notes section of my phone before rolling over to head to sleep. Usually all those […]
A day in the life of a PhD student. The Final Year Edition.
I have kissed goodbye to those long days in the lab as a PhD student, which at the moment I am SO grateful about! Why? Well, I’m not gunna lie but those last few weeks, months perhaps, were tough! I worked my ass off to finish everything up in time for me to leave the […]
15 tips for nailing your PhD application
With each passing week, I am edging nearer to the end of my PhD journey. I have learnt so much along the way about stem cells, about myself but also about being a PhD student over the past four years almost. So, I thought it would be great to go way back to the beginning […]
#StrongerTogether. Why I love the women in STEM community.
Hello. My name is Soph and I am a STEMinist! . Growing up it was always going to be science that I was going to work in. But I wasnt aware of any female role models in the field that could inspire me or at least show me that girls can do science but this […]