A Reflection on Chronic Illness and Graduate School
I originally wrote the post below in June 2011. I had finished defending my PhD in English Literature in the fall of 2010 and I was depressed, in pain, and […]
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Even more Headaches & Heartbreaks
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, […]
The headache & heartbreak of doing academia with chronic migraine
I’m a part-time PhD student, with a chronic illness and a family. I have a grant that pays my fees, but everything else I need to live on I must […]
How to do medical leave
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 […]
Asking for Access After Declaring Disabled: An Interview Story
This week I was called to interview for a Research Council funding competition. The application was part of a last-minute marathon attempt to restart my PhD research this Autumn. This […]
Falling Down on the Job: Chronic Illness in Post-Graduate Workplace (Part 2)
(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? […]
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 […]
