In her final review, Emily shares her PhD thoughts from December. Read the New Year’s Resolutions she is setting for a successful year for her and her PhD! By Emily Alger. It’s a new year and a new start for me and my PhD. Though I began my PhD back in October, I consider 2023... Continue Reading →
Throwback Post: The Evolution of Christmas
Nearing the end of the year can be daunting but is also, hopefully, the lead up to a re-energising break. Pippa reminisces about the holiday season including her recent years as a post-graduate. By Pippa Richardson. Originally published on December 19th, 2018. When I was little, Christmas was such an exciting time filled with wonder.... Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas from your bloggers
As 2022 draws to a close, editor Ellie and some of the bloggers from PhD Life and the Study Blog take a look at their plans for Christmas. By Ellie King 2022 feels like the year where we really got back into the swing of things. We left COVID restrictions behind and we fully returned... Continue Reading →
Reflections of a PhD student: Two months in
As November came and went, Warwick alumni Emily reached two months into her PhD at the Institute of Cancer Research. See how she is getting on and read her reflections of life after undergraduate study. By Emily Alger Last month I wrote a blog about my initial experiences as a Statistics PhD student at... Continue Reading →
On the Thesis Path: The Final Push
For the past year, we have been following blogger Lucia on her road to submission. We've been through spells of positivity, difficult times, conference panels, and even a trip back home. Now, it is the time to submit. If you'd like to read her journey so far, you can read posts from January, February, March,... Continue Reading →
Ticking Time Bomb: Eighteen Months to Go
After a year in industry, blog editor Ellie is back to her PhD and has eighteen months until funding runs out and the thesis needs to be handed in. In this week blog, she shares all her thoughts. By Ellie King I’ve received the email from Student Records telling me I need to re-enrol. My... Continue Reading →
Too many tabs open: Doing a PhD with ADHD
Imagine you’re cycling through 50 browser tabs at once, 2 of them are playing different TedTalks from YouTube at full volume and another is stuck in a 5-second loop of that song you heard the other day – oh, and you can’t close any of them. Now imagine, saturated in all that noise, you have... Continue Reading →
Anticipating what’s to come: My PhD journey begins
You’ve finished your degree and summer is over: your PhD is about to start. but you have a summer ahead before you PhD starts. Emily shares her anticipations and thoughts as her PhD journey comes ever closer. By Emily Alger I’ve graduated from Warwick and very soon I’ll start my PhD. I’ve had two... Continue Reading →
A PhD guide to travelling on a budget
Are you the adventurous type? Do you wish to travel and explore during your PhD? Are finance worries holding you back from booking a trip? If so, this blog could be just for you! Sophie offers some tips on how to travel on a budget. I recently wrote a blog on why you should take... Continue Reading →
On the Thesis Path: the Darling Buds of May
In this series, blogger Lucia keeps a record of her progress and experience in the months leading up to submission. To read Lucia's post for April, click here. By Lucia Collischonn. "What a year!""But, captain, it's only May" The middle point of the year is fast approaching. This weird month with many flowers, sneezes, a... Continue Reading →