Doing a PhD is exciting, challenging and engaging. It is a unique opportunity to conduct in depth research on an area that you find absolutely fascinating, and (hopefully) at the end of the research you will have a new perspective to contribute to your discipline. But the intensive nature of a PhD means that it … More The importance of mental health days
When I did my first aid training a few years ago, there was disappointingly little focus given to mental health first aid. Brief mention was given of panic attacks, before the focus was moved swiftly back to injuries in the workplace. Whilst doing the training, I became aware that St John Ambulance offered a separate … More Mental Health First Aid
On International Women’s Day, I came across a list of recommended feminist literature on The Tab website. Included on this list was The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath. As a book that addresses both the difficulties of being female and struggling with mental health problems in the 1950s, I decided to give it a read. … More Reading The Bell Jar
As you may have guessed, today’s blogpost comes off the back of being rejected for funding. And honestly, I do feel crushed. If I hadn’t been sat in a research seminar when I received the email, I probably would have cried. I had to do my MA part-time so that I could work simultaneously to … More Dealing with funding rejections
Today I have felt so connected with all those who identify as female across the globe. I have been told so many stories about amazing women achieving amazing things. My friend (also doing a Classics PhD) and myself organised an event to celebrate the forgotten female voices in classical literature. We chose a selection of … More Happy International Women’s Day everyone!
In my previous blog post, I mentioned being anxious about public-speaking. I have only ever presented one conference paper in the past, and I received so much feedback about how fast I spoke (which really helped the whole lack of confidence by the way). The idea of having so many eyes on me, waiting for … More Starting small with public-speaking
We tend to assume that the university careers service is mostly for helping guide undergraduates into their post-degree career path. But they actually have a lot of information to help postgrads as well. Many people pursuing Masters and PhDs don’t want to stay in Academia after completing their degree; the Careers Service has so many … More The Careers Service isn’t just for undergraduates
As I write this blog post, my beautiful partner is on the train homewards. We have spent a lovely weekend together; visiting the local zoo, taking a trip to Pets at Home (this is a tradition of ours which I will explain later on) and seeing the steepest residential street in England. But the best … More Long Distance Love
OCD, the PhD and Me 