#phd students

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[sophielovesbooks]

I never normally work in cafés, but I realised recently that I am actually... absolutely allowed to do that? 😅 And it's so nice?

So I'm giving it another try today. I have a really delicious blueberry banana bread (already half-eaten, oops!). And I'm posting here for accountability. Because the goal is to write 1000 words within the next two hours!! 💻🍰☕️

[a-pine-cone]

Currently present on a Ph.D. dissertation defense and it’s the most bizarre thing I have ever experienced.

The mentor is almost asleep.

One professor does understand our language but refuses to speak it.

He also keeps getting mad at points being made (he seems to take it personally - it is not).

There is one extra professor who is not part of the committee and looks like he might be sick.

There are people here that I have never seen, nobody knows who they are and they don’t seem to be interested in the presentation (the candidate doesn't know them).

[indizombie]

There is clearly a high prevalence of mental health problems among PhD students, beyond those rates seen in the general public. Our results indicate a problem with the current system of PhD study – or perhaps with academics more widely. Academia notoriously encourages a culture of overwork and under-appreciation. This mindset is present among PhD students. In our focus groups and surveys for other research, PhD students reported wearing their suffering as a badge of honour and a marker that they are working hard enough rather than too much.

Cassie M Hazell, ‘‘You have to suffer for your PhD’: poor mental health among doctoral researchers – new research’, The Conversation

[phdingifs]

PhD students, who barely got the hang of teaching, now asked to teach “asynchronously”

[mertinawriting]

This week, a lot of people have started a new routine of working remotely or from home. But for the past few years, my life has been a 60/40 split between working (teaching) in the outside world and working from home on my research and business.

Here's what works for me:

1. Understanding my most naturally productive time of day. For me, this is the morning! I like to wake up, eat breakfast, make a cup of tea, and get straight to work. I am more sluggish and unfocused in the afternoon and evening.

2. Understanding where I like to work. All places in your home aren't created equal. Avoid distractions and be comfortable (but not too comfortable if you know that'll distract you!). I'm an oddball because I like to do all my work in the corner seat of my sectional. I hate desks. 🙅🏿‍♀️

3. Having accountability. Just because you're working from home doesn't mean you can't check in with your coworkers or peers!

4. Making a schedule/ daily goals. Every day, I know what I intend to accomplish and I figure out how much time that'll take.

5. Lastly, don't overwork! Just because there may be no office hours doesn't mean it's time to go crazy. If anything, it's the time to be more intentional and cut down the time spent working by focusing on what matters most.

What are your tips for working from home?

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[tchaikovskym]

We all know how long it takes to get a bachelor's and master's degree but when you ask about doctor's degree everyone just kind of share an uncomfortable look and don't give you an answer

[pinkcupboardwitch]

Here is a list of actions you can take against the proposed ban on international students in the U.S. this fall, written by a lobbyist who was around for fighting the proposed grad student tax in 2017.

Here are some further links that may be useful, many of them named in the thread:

- House Committee on Immigration and Citizenship

- Senate Comittee on Border Security and Immigration

- Ways you can help the ACLU

- Tips and more tips on how to make the most of calling your members of Congress

- (update) Automated email from the National Humanities Alliance to send to Congress

Please share.