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This recent survey by Nature reveals the happiest PhDs in the world👇
Brazil, Australia, and Italy report the highest PhD satisfaction, though for very different reasons.
Brazil, Australia, and Italy report the highest PhD satisfaction, though for very different reasons.
I feel like the closer you get to supervisor, the less and less you care about what you look like at the conference but your mileage may vary 😂
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I feel like the closer you get to supervisor, the less and less you care about what you look like at the conference but your mileage may vary 😂
How about no 😅?
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
How about no 😅?
For the shared first author of this project.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
For the shared first author of this project.
Also, makes for a great gift 😁
Check out sizes and color options in the shop😊.
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Also, makes for a great gift 😁
Check out sizes and color options in the shop😊.
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Man... If only 😅
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Man... If only 😅
Woo, collaboration!
Can someone pass a slice of the pepperoni?
Can someone pass a slice of the pepperoni?
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Woo, collaboration!
Can someone pass a slice of the pepperoni?
Can someone pass a slice of the pepperoni?
Its a necessary part of my writing process 🙂
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Its a necessary part of my writing process 🙂
If you’re feeling stuck with writing your thesis, here’s what helped me get through it:
⭐ Writing badly is better than not writing at all.
⭐ Make your writing environment frictionless.
⭐ Talk it out before you write it out.
⭐ Writing badly is better than not writing at all.
⭐ Make your writing environment frictionless.
⭐ Talk it out before you write it out.
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 AM
If you’re feeling stuck with writing your thesis, here’s what helped me get through it:
⭐ Writing badly is better than not writing at all.
⭐ Make your writing environment frictionless.
⭐ Talk it out before you write it out.
⭐ Writing badly is better than not writing at all.
⭐ Make your writing environment frictionless.
⭐ Talk it out before you write it out.
Do you use Google docs as well to write 👀?
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Do you use Google docs as well to write 👀?
Been there, Squidward 🥲
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Been there, Squidward 🥲
Many, if not most experiments do not work out during your PhD.
In this episode of The Struggling Scientists Podcast, we talk with Nobel Prize laureate Martin Chalfie about his PhD experience and dealing with failed experiments.
Listen here:
🔗https://youtu.be/I0lMtuUnfOo
In this episode of The Struggling Scientists Podcast, we talk with Nobel Prize laureate Martin Chalfie about his PhD experience and dealing with failed experiments.
Listen here:
🔗https://youtu.be/I0lMtuUnfOo
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Many, if not most experiments do not work out during your PhD.
In this episode of The Struggling Scientists Podcast, we talk with Nobel Prize laureate Martin Chalfie about his PhD experience and dealing with failed experiments.
Listen here:
🔗https://youtu.be/I0lMtuUnfOo
In this episode of The Struggling Scientists Podcast, we talk with Nobel Prize laureate Martin Chalfie about his PhD experience and dealing with failed experiments.
Listen here:
🔗https://youtu.be/I0lMtuUnfOo
To anyone applying to PhD positions, listen when you get warned 😅
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
To anyone applying to PhD positions, listen when you get warned 😅
Everyone going to industry after their phd
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Everyone going to industry after their phd
Better salaries, working conditions, and support for PhD students🤝
We interview Stephanie & Andrew, 2 PhD students who fight for fair wages and better working conditions for PhD students.
@TRUhopkins
Subscribe & Watch👍
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GilJIROIeA
We interview Stephanie & Andrew, 2 PhD students who fight for fair wages and better working conditions for PhD students.
@TRUhopkins
Subscribe & Watch👍
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GilJIROIeA
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Better salaries, working conditions, and support for PhD students🤝
We interview Stephanie & Andrew, 2 PhD students who fight for fair wages and better working conditions for PhD students.
@TRUhopkins
Subscribe & Watch👍
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GilJIROIeA
We interview Stephanie & Andrew, 2 PhD students who fight for fair wages and better working conditions for PhD students.
@TRUhopkins
Subscribe & Watch👍
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GilJIROIeA
Peer review is great!
November 23, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Peer review is great!
Doing research is in my genes ... and on my laptop !
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November 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Doing research is in my genes ... and on my laptop !
Also, makes for a great gift 😁
Check out sizes and color options in the shop😊.
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Also, makes for a great gift 😁
Check out sizes and color options in the shop😊.
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Cabin in the woods, let's go!!!
November 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Cabin in the woods, let's go!!!
PhD motivational images!
November 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
PhD motivational images!
For the biggest and most important in vivo experiment a researcher can do.
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Also, makes for a great gift 😁
Check out sizes and color options in the shop😊.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
For the biggest and most important in vivo experiment a researcher can do.
Also, makes for a great gift 😁
Check out sizes and color options in the shop😊.
🔗: https://www.thestrugglingscientists.com/product/moms-greatest-experiment/
Also, makes for a great gift 😁
Check out sizes and color options in the shop😊.
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we've all been there🙈
November 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
we've all been there🙈
I swear when it is all finally done, you will feel great XD
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I swear when it is all finally done, you will feel great XD
Here, we, along with special guest Dr. Kristina Ulicna, dive deep into PhD internships.
✅ The importance of internships for PhDs
✅ Stepping out of your comfort zone
✅ How internships can provide a break from the PhD
Listen here👇
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B59yYJa3ezE&t=149s
✅ The importance of internships for PhDs
✅ Stepping out of your comfort zone
✅ How internships can provide a break from the PhD
Listen here👇
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B59yYJa3ezE&t=149s
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Here, we, along with special guest Dr. Kristina Ulicna, dive deep into PhD internships.
✅ The importance of internships for PhDs
✅ Stepping out of your comfort zone
✅ How internships can provide a break from the PhD
Listen here👇
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B59yYJa3ezE&t=149s
✅ The importance of internships for PhDs
✅ Stepping out of your comfort zone
✅ How internships can provide a break from the PhD
Listen here👇
🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B59yYJa3ezE&t=149s
Finally found them!
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Finally found them!
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of providing an in-depth workshop on AI tools in academia to PhDs and Postdocs of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
During the workshop we discussed:
⭐The ethical concerns surrounding AI use
⭐ Tips for prompting
⭐ AI tools that are useful for researchers to know about
During the workshop we discussed:
⭐The ethical concerns surrounding AI use
⭐ Tips for prompting
⭐ AI tools that are useful for researchers to know about
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of providing an in-depth workshop on AI tools in academia to PhDs and Postdocs of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
During the workshop we discussed:
⭐The ethical concerns surrounding AI use
⭐ Tips for prompting
⭐ AI tools that are useful for researchers to know about
During the workshop we discussed:
⭐The ethical concerns surrounding AI use
⭐ Tips for prompting
⭐ AI tools that are useful for researchers to know about
Academia, where money is always a problem no matter how many titles and awards you have😅
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Academia, where money is always a problem no matter how many titles and awards you have😅