May 27, 2022
Ana Pineda is a scientist and a certified yoga instructor. Those two passions are combined in her mindful approach to academic life; developed with more than 15 years of research experience at top European Institutions, such as Wageningen University and the Netherlands Institute of Ecology.
In today’s episode, Ana...
May 20, 2022
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang was one of my first guests on the podcast. His book Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less is one that I regularly recommend to PhD researchers.
Alex is a visiting scholar in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology at Stanford University. He is also the founder of Strategy and...
May 13, 2022
Usman Sikander is originally from Pakistan and moved to the UK to do a PhD in Advanced Composites (aerospace engineering) at the University of Bristol. He is currently writing up his thesis and working as a Teaching Assistant (TA) and a Chief Resident (C/SR) within the university.
In this episode Usman shares his...
May 6, 2022
Dr Petra Boynton is an Agony
Aunt and Social Psychologist. She specialises in
International Health Research from a Critical Perspective.
Her books include The
Research Companion and Being Well in
Academia.
In this episode Petra begins by reflecting on
her journey through her self-funded PhD.
We then address the issue...
May 2, 2022
A 2021 survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education found that almost 70% of US faculty members were experiencing a level of burnout. Stress and burnout are certainly very common in the academy and the pandemic has only made that worse. In this episode Nicole Janz, writer, scholar and coach, discusses her...