PhD Life

Dr. Jacob Wikham, an ecologist and journal editor, talks about his career as a field biologist and what has kept him going. Read on to know more about his life and experiences in the field.

This article discusses findings from a recent survey on how COVID-19 has affected the lives of PhD supervisors.

I leapt at the opportunity to reflect on my PhD and to write for those just starting out their exciting and terrifying PhD journeys. Then, I sat down to write, and the problem fell upon my…

From my personal experience, I know how difficult it is to get into an international PhD program: it took me three years and dozens of applications to finally achieve my goal. In this article, I…

As a researcher, you must be familiar with feelings such as anxiety, depression, self-doubt, failure, rejection, struggle, fatigue. Haven’t you wished you had someone to share your journey with,…

We may get so accustomed to the presence of stress, anxiety, and self-doubt that some subtle, yet telling, changes in our thought patterns and daily…

The six years of my PhD life were the best ones in my academic life, thanks to my PhD supervisor. I grew every day, not just as an academic but also as a person. What I learned from my own…

The PhD program is extremely long and the path is anxiety-ridden, often painful and frustrating, and can take a toll on you physically and emotionally. Therefore, it is important is to pace it…

At that point, I thought that it was the plateau of my career in terms of the academic profession… but I was wrong.