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Disabled Student Allowance & PhD-Specific Doings: A Resource for Self-Advocacy

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  The first time I went through the UK’s Disability Needs Assessment process to secure Disabled Students Allowance for a PhD, it took four months and the production of a […]

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Postgraduate Research, Support & Advice
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Even more Headaches & Heartbreaks

July 8, 2014by phdisabledguest1 3 Comments

This article is a follow-up to “The Headache and Heartbreak of doing Academia with Chronic Migraine” and is written by the same anonymous author. When you last heard my story, […]

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Experiences
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Doing a PhD with “women’s problems”

June 25, 2014by phdisabledguest1 6 Comments

Since I was thirteen my education was constantly interrupted by a certain ‘monthly visitor’. I’m now in the second year of my PhD in Modern History and my ‘lady bits’ […]

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Experiences
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Got exams? Preliminary advice for Disabled & Chronically Ill students doing exams.

May 8, 2014by phdisabled 5 Comments

These exam tips aren’t for disabled-students only, although disabled students face huge extra hurdles at this time of year. These are general tips and tricks – they are non-disability specific, […]

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Support & Advice
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How to do medical leave

April 1, 2014by phdisabled Leave a comment

Some disabled and chronically ill students will need to take periods of medical leave – also known as interruption in the UK – to rest and recover when the body […]

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Support & Advice
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Making PhD Life Easier

March 31, 2014by phdisabled Leave a comment

While we talk often about the experiences students have doing a PhD, it’s important to get down to brass tacks: what can PhD students with disabilities or chronic illnesses do […]

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Falling Down on the Job: Chronic Illness in Post-Graduate Workplace (Part 2)

November 15, 2013by phdisabled Leave a comment

(This post continues on from Falling Down on the Job: Chronic Illness in Post-Graduate Workplace Part 1).  What could anyone in my situation do to prevent what happened to me? […]

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Doing a PhD in half the time

October 24, 2013by phdisabled Leave a comment

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 […]

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