
Standing on the shoulders of giants
A PhD, as I now know from my first year, can be a lonely experience. I was naively expecting an experience closer to my master’s degree...


Hard does not equal bad
Today I looked in a mirror. I had the privilege of chatting with someone who is just starting the PhD journey. It was looking through a...


Read Widely
A year ago I was sitting in a supervision with my main supervisor and we got onto the subject of reading. Now anyone who is doing a PhD...

The Viva Experience: Part 2 Resfeber
Taking a deep breath I followed my supervisor into the room where the viva would take place. When I started this PhD a lot of the initial...


The Viva Experience: Part 1 Preparation
The good news, I passed. Well not really news as you are likely following a link from my Twitter page and so you have already seen that I...