You are We and We Are Not Alone
Since launching this project just over a week ago, almost by accident, the single most common response we have received is this: “Thank you for showing me that I am […]
Monthly Archives: October 2013
Doing a PhD in half the time
When chronic illness decides to get in on the party that should be your PhD, one’s relationship to time and productivity can be challenging. In this post from Tenure She […]
On chronic illness, disclosure and Impostor Syndrome
(Or, Maybe somebody ought to do something about those effing sharks….) Much has been written about science and the Impostor Syndrome by people more eloquent than I. Much less has […]
Pursuing a PhD and Battling an ‘Invisible Disability’
Not all disabilities are the same. Not all disabilities are considered disabilities. People have different definitions. The medical community itself has varying degrees of disability. There are invisible disabilities, permanent […]
PhD blues: Mental health and the PhD student
Originally posted on An Ex-academic follower of fashion:
PhD blues. Second year slump. Impostor syndrome. Thesis depression. Most PhD students will have heard these phrases and used them, jokingly, to…
Premia: An Online Resource for Disabled PhD Students
Developed from an HEFCE-funded project at Newcastle University between 2003-2005, Premia provides masses of useful information for both PhD and other early career researchers with disability or chronic illness and […]
Disabled PhD Students of the World Unite, Unite and Take Over
A familiar refrain to the disabled PhD student is that a “PhD is stressful”. This is said as if to point out something the disabled PhD student doesn’t know. Any […]
