The irreverent science writings of Matthew Partridge (MCeeP)
So last week I put out a rare call for input from our readers. I asked for PhD stories and experiences and got… PhD stories and experiences, which was a big shock to us all. There’s a chance our readers are actually intelligent people that want to contribute constructively to Read more…
So this week I sat down to write an ErrantScience article all about the PhD experience. I’ve written plenty about PhDs before from various perspectives but the article I was writing gave me pause. I am keenly aware that my own PhD experience doesn’t exactly match up with my peers Read more…
I miss the good of days of science. The days when you could write “I want to do X can I please have some money kind Sir” on a scrap of paper and then disappear into a lab for 20 years only to come out occasionally to sit for an Read more…
Project title some Complicated thing I mAde up to Spell an acronym, Haphazardly (CASH) Project Summary In our project proposal we plan to develop a ground breaking technology. Existing technologies in the area that we are applying are rubbish, don’t work at all and if used may kill small orphans. Our technology Read more…
It was a dark and stormy night, probably. Joe was working in a basement lab with zero windows and hadn’t been outside since he went out for a Halloween themed doughnut at coffee break. But it was October the 31st and it was gone eight o’clock, so if it wasn’t Read more…
There is no better way of understanding a subject that through simple diagrams. So to aid anyone wanting to better understand research there are 5 Venn diagrams that simply explain some of the key concepts.
Researchers are a varied bunch. Some researchers are very much indoor researchers and don’t ever leave the warm comforts of modern indoor heating systems. Others are wild and free and can sometimes go days without ever returning to fresh food and indoor toilets. Researchers themselves tend to have a preference Read more…
I have a busy life. I have a full time research position, I write stuff for the internet and I’m a single parent. While all three seem to involve drawing cartoons, they otherwise require a diverse range of work. And all three always want +1 more time than they are currently Read more…
Academia is a complicated place to work. To those outside the ‘biz’ it might appear relatively simple. You get a PhD, apply for a post doc, get promoted, get a tweed jacket then boom! you’re a professor. Unfortunately it’s a lot more complicated messy in innumerable ways that I’m not Read more…
