Hello. I haven’t done this in a while, so bear with me as I try and remember how this ‘writing for edutainment’ thing works. I, as I am sure most of you are, am still in some variant of a lock-down. You won’t find me complaining about it as it has a net benefit toContinue reading “Digitally downsizing”
Category Archives: PhD Blog Posts
What does it feel like to be published for the first time?
Yesterday, I found out that the paper that I am a co-author on has been accepted for publication. This is my reflection on what it is like to be published in the world of academia. ‘Sent to production‘. Those were the words that signified the paper we had submitted had was accepted. As someone whoContinue reading “What does it feel like to be published for the first time?”
The one where I went to an academic conference for the first time – 86
This past week I attended an academic conference in the Czech Republic. I have always been sceptical about the value of academic conferences, and now I have a much more defined opinion of them. In short, they are networking holidays. At the conference I attended, I was in the minority – as a student. MostContinue reading “The one where I went to an academic conference for the first time – 86”
keeping it short – 84
This one is going to be short, partially because I want to write with brevity and partly because I really do not feel like writing at the moment. This is a disciplined writer. I would definitely be doing anything else right now. I have just returned from boxing, and my morning coffee is wearing off.Continue reading “keeping it short – 84”
Fiction vs Non Fiction – 83
For the last couple of years, I have been very good at making time to read. I have read around 40 books in the last year and a half, 95 % of which are non-fiction. When I started reading voraciously, I really enjoyed it; however, I have found that with non-fiction there are diminishing returnsContinue reading “Fiction vs Non Fiction – 83”
It’s not what you know… – 82
Writing early in the morning for a change. Usually, I am too groggy to write in the morning, but for some reason, I have woke early and feel primed for writing, so here I am. It is the first week of data collection for a new trial; for me, this is where my free-time getsContinue reading “It’s not what you know… – 82”
Pitching to investors – 81
Despite my best efforts to create balance in my life, it has been a slightly rough week. It has been a week where I spent a lot of the time worrying; however, as is the way, the balance was restored at the end of the week when I had a couple of good meetings andContinue reading “Pitching to investors – 81”
Cycle complete – 80
I have been writing about my adventures long enough now for events to come around again. On Monday I will be travelling to Birmingham to attend an event for PhD students. It is run by a company called the Knowledge Transfer Network whose motivation for holding this event I cannot quite grasp. I think theContinue reading “Cycle complete – 80”
Statisfaction -79
Here we are another week closer to heat death of the universe. I didn’t really know how to start this piece so I just wrote down the first thing that came to my head that wasn’t complete blogger cliché. I have spent a lot of time this morning reading blogs about statistics and furiously makingContinue reading “Statisfaction -79”
Back to it – 78
Back after the Easter break with a new low in motivation. A few weeks ago I booked a machine for this week without paying any attention to the fact that I would not be able to come in and use it on Monday as it is a holiday. Because of this lack of foresight, IContinue reading “Back to it – 78”
Learning to write 