When systems designed to support you, harm you
Patients with chronic pain and illness often have a hard time getting the help and care they need from the medical system. Learning to manage our conditions is often a […]
Tag Archives: University
Disabled Student Allowance & PhD-Specific Doings: A Resource for Self-Advocacy
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 […]
Why I Have To Say No
One of the most important things in my life is philosophy. I live it and breathe it. I’m not in academia but I manage to fill my life with probability […]
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 […]
Making PhD Life Easier
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 […]
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 […]
Living with depression (while doing a PhD)
After a string of conversations on twitter, I wanted to write about the hard work that goes in to being a PhD student as someone who suffers from depression. As […]
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 […]
