Attending Academic Conferences It finally happened. You saw a call for papers for the perfect conference. It was in your area of specialization and is taking place in a cool city you’ve always...
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Academics move a lot. Sometimes they move to the next city, sometimes they move half-way across the world. It is one of those things that many people don’t realize about academia. People...
A Day in the Life of a Successful PhD Student (You Need To Know)
If you are thinking about starting a PhD, you may be wondering what a PhD student does all day. This isn’t really a career move that many people talk about. Most people when they finish...
Problem & Solution Often the life of a PhD is idealized. People think that a PhD is a period in which people have the freedom and flexibility to work on whatever they want, whenever...
The first year of my PhD was rough. I had financial issues, lived in an awful apartment, my partner lived 6 hours away, and to top it all off I felt like I didn’t belong in a PhD program. I...
Searching for a research topic in the social sciences can be a daunting task. The way people behave and interact with each other is complex and the possibilities for study can seem endless....