Research Education and DevelopmentPhD emotions

Did you know about the post-submission blues? (Laena D’Alton)

Photo by Kelly Sikkema | unsplash.com I used to think that the high point of my PhD...

Read post

Life after a PhD (Anoo Bhopti)

Anoo’s faithful PhD companion, Keanu. | Photo by Anoo Bhopti For this post, I...

Read post

Tackling illness and a PhD (Laena D’Alton)

Photo by Gaelle Marcel | unsplash.com “A PhD is one of the hardest things you’ll...

Read post

Thesis writing: an epilogue (Arjun Rajkhowa)

Photo by Davide Ragusa  |  unsplash.com Time, time, time, see what’s...

Read post

Can you actually enjoy a PhD? Notes from someone who did (Merryn Sherwood)

Photo by 301+ Kim | unsplash.com The PhD roller coaster – it’s a much-used...

Read post

“Have you had anyone cry on you?” Difficult lives and difficult stories (Miranda Francis)

Earlier this year, Melbourne novelist Steven Carroll spoke at a La Trobe University...

Read post

My PhD experience: Juggling, or playing, with two babies? (Shawgat Sharmeen Kutubi)

When I started my PhD in 2013, my son had just turned four. It wasn’t easy for...

Read post

It does happen! Finishing the thesis (Linda Kirkman)

Photo by Linda Kirkman Finishing the writing I completed my first full thesis draft...

Read post