Year after year, I watch some 30,000 people as they demonstrate their hard work and commitment during the London Marathon.… Read more Born to run…?

I have supervision at the end of this week and, as much as supervision can be daunting, and sometimes a… Read more I get knocked down…

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away.  Then I looked at my To Do list and realised that, yet… Read more Yesterday

I like to think that I live in an animal-friendly, responsible neighbourhood. When our previous cat went missing a couple… Read more Blame it on the boogie

These days, I try to get as much PhD work done as I can through the week so that by… Read more I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden

It’s currently Friday afternoon, and I’m expecting this post to be a post of two parts. Hopefully, I’ll get to… Read more Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

This week was a supervision week for me, and those weeks tend to be a mix of: a) nerves about… Read more You drive me nervous

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been thinking about research poster design, due in no small part to my… Read more Strike a pose

Sometimes doing a PhD seems like a silly idea, especially when people ask if you have a career change in… Read more Worth it

This time last week, I was planning a week of reading and very organised note-taking. It was mid-term which, for… Read more Always on my mind

I gave myself the day off yesterday.  No studying, no reading, not a PhD-related word was spoken…until conversations started to… Read more Escape

Last year at a conference, a newly qualified EdD suggested to the new EdD and PhD students in his audience… Read more With a Little Help from My Friends