The science writings of Michelle Reeve (@MichelleAReeve)
Recently I lamented about the difficulty of fitting PhD amends around a full time job and life. Well, I’ve found the solution: quit your job and move city. So obvious, right?! It almost sounds like I’m trying to run from my corrections, doesn’t it. In fact it is the complete Read more…
Something I’ve done a lot of over the years is editing and proof-reading documents. My documents, other people’s documents, long ones, short ones, scientific ones… you name it! I LOVE editing. Give me a typo to spot in a long paragraph and it’s like a puzzle – I can’t rest Read more…
PhDs are hard. Really hard. They take a big chunk of time and energy out of your life, and you end up with a big book full of words, and hopefully, a Doctorate. However, a Doctorate is by no means guaranteed. You slog away for years with a varying amount Read more…
Last year, ErrantScience wrote a post called What to wear to an academic conference. It gives lots of tips about what to expect at your first conference, and what clothes to pack. It’s super helpful. But, unfortunately for us ladies, or indeed for anyone who enjoys wearing things other than trousers, on Read more…
In today’s post I want to talk about something very close to my heart. My flugelhorn. No, it’s not a dirty word, or a euphemism. If you don’t know what one is, look it up. I’ll try describe it. It’s a brass instrument, slightly larger than a trumpet but sounds Read more…
When I started out as a PhD student, I loved the flexibility that I could have in my working day. I could work at nighttime (and I did – most of my written work was completed in the early hours) and not worry too much about getting to work for Read more…
So, the first post of Clutter. What shall I write about? Something cheery? That would be ideal. But I’d instead like to write about my PhD viva. ‘Viva’ is actually an antonym for ‘cheery’, in case you didn’t know (note: untrue, but feels like it should be true). My PhD Read more…
