Reading Time: 4 minutes …by Joshua / from the United Kingdom / PhD Genetics and Molecular Medicine / 2nd Year Happy New Year! The tale of my cross-UK travels continues with the second part of the Academy for PhD Training in Statistics (APTS) courses – see my previous post for more on the first two weeks in Cambridge and […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes …by Joshua / from the United Kingdom / PhD Genetics and Molecular Medicine / 2nd Year As a large part of my project involves data analysis and statistics, I was invited to apply for the courses from the Academy of PhD Training in Statistics. These week-long residential courses offer graduate-level training in many areas of […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Madalena / from Portugal / PhD Evolutionary and Developmental Biology / 2nd Year When everything seems to go downhill, don’t lose hope. I just started to work on my project and it gets desperate at times. Suddenly everyone in the lab is leaving (actually leaving for good). And you…you are expected to finish their […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes …by Michelle / from Mexico / PhD Integrative Physiology / 3rd Year My favourite way to celebrate this time of year is baking a batch of Halloween inspired cupcakes and then eating them while curled up on my sofa watching a scary movie. Horror movie enthusiasts like me will agree that being scared can be […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Catherine / from the United Kingdom / PhD Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society / 1st Year Hi everyone, I’m Cat and I’m in the 1st year of my PhD, gulp! I’m only 6 weeks in so when people ask me what I’m studying I usually add the disclaimer “but it will probably change […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Joshua / from the United Kingdom / PhD Genetics and Molecular Medicine / 2nd Year Hi, my name is Joshua, and I’m a PhD student at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, which is part of the University of Edinburgh. My project is investigating the biomolecular underpinnings of the illness myalgic encephalomyelitis (sometimes […]

Reading Time: 3 minutes …by Amy / from Canada / PhD Population Health Sciences / 1st Year When traveling comes to mind, most people would automatically think of going on vacation with friends or family and stay at a somewhat lovely hotel of Airbnb. Conversely, when I travel, I’d spend the majority of the time writing my research at […]

Reading Time: 2 minutes …by Katie / from the United Kingdom / PhD Centre for Inflammation Research / 2nd Year I am Katie, a second year PhD student at the Centre for Inflammation Research studying the role of antimicrobial peptides during central nervous system disease. Saying aloud that I am in my second year of my PhD still seems […]