PhD myth busting 1: Your PhD will change the world and you’re a genius
So last week I put out a rare call for input from our readers. I asked for PhD stories and
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Important research Venn diagrams
There is no better way of understanding a subject that through simple diagrams. So to aid anyone wanting to better
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Some days research sucks, keep going
Recently a friend told me a story. Back during her degree she was working on a project with an MSc
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Writing and labs, the research ebb and flow
Life tends to ebb and flow with workloads, personal crisises and famously, how many busses arrive at any given time.
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Comic: Hugs Solve Everything
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Marvelling at the new
I am from time to time, a little cynical about science, research and particularly academia (it’s the bureaucracy that causes
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Introducing the Academic Olympics
If you haven’t noticed, it’s Olympiad season. I’m not especially sporty myself – I quite like sports but just in
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Review: Lab wars
Hey matthew. How are you? I wondered if you’d be interested in writing a guest blog on my website for
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5 ways people screw up controls in their data
In the last few weeks I’ve reviewed a load of reports, papers, and some data for a colleague. Basically, I’ve spent
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