I know I have been writing quite a lot about self-funding recently, but it’s been a big source of stress for me these last few months. There’s also been a lot of misinformation doing it’s rounds on social media recently about self-funding a PhD. One such post declared that self-funding a PhD involves a tremendous … More The Realities of Self-Funding a PhD

As we speak, I’m travelling down to Bristol for my first supervision meeting since moving back to Yorkshire. My supervision meeting isn’t actually until tomorrow morning, but the train tickets were way too expensive for me to travel down on the day. Somewhere in the region of fifty pounds more (even on split-ticketing), and I … More A day in the life of a self-funding, remote working PhD student

I think I mentioned in a previous blogpost that I had been having some trouble with motivation. My energy levels have been kind of low (probably due to stress). Not to mention, this whole idea of not having actual holidays like I did when doing my BA and MA has been quite hard to get … More Motivating myself out of the slump

As I write this, I’m en route to Bristol for a training day. As Pete waved me off from the bus station, I remembered just how hard it was when I lived in Bristol, so far away from everyone. At this point in the journey, I’d still have been crying, utterly distraught that I’d have … More Reflecting