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Finding My Niche Despite Chronic Illness

July 1, 2014by phdisabledguest1 4 Comments

A few weeks into my first year as a Sociology PhD student, I started to notice intense pain after working out. I don’t know exactly when things changed, but I […]

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Funding, foreclosures of choice, and awh what the f…?

April 8, 2014by phdisabled 5 Comments

In a recent post I described how being invited to interview for UK Research Council funding competition was a less than straightforward experience. Since then there has been some amazing […]

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Pursuing a PhD and Battling an ‘Invisible Disability’

October 20, 2013by phdisabled 2 Comments

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 […]

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Premia: An Online Resource for Disabled PhD Students

October 18, 2013by phdisabled 2 Comments

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 […]

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