#phd study

[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

[edream93]

Hi all!

Still looking for participants ages 18+, who identify as American &/or US citizen, and are familiar with #MeToo to participate in an anonymous online survey about feeling connected or not to the #Metoo movement. This survey is Open to all gender identities. Survey and more info can be found here: tinyurl.com/MeTooConnect

[robot-mum]

~week one ~ day two~

2020 Quarantine Challenge

How are your lessons being taught?

Again, as a PhD student, I’m just keeping to my own pace - although all face-to-face meetings have been replaced with Microsoft Teams. I’m honestly kind of liking Teams, it’s not the worst video conferencing I’ve used and it’s tied into my university 365 account so I can quickly access all my stuff.

Teaching, on the other hand, is being taught through Blackboard Collaborate. 

I’ve been teaching two modules this semester, and the university supports online elements to their modules through Blackboard (online education CMS, kind of like Canvas). BB also has its own video-conferencing tool, Collaborate, which we’ve been instructed to use to teach.

It’s so awful. 

Collaborate has given me nothing but connection issues, sound issues, students not being allowed to join sessions arbitrarily... I hope the uni gets its shit together, if we need to teach purely online next semester, because Collaborate ain’t cutting it.

[robot-mum]

Time to do some preparing...?

[robot-mum]

So this is happening. I am only a Little Bit Terrified.

[onedaytaywillberemembered]

Attention Swifties! PhD study candidates needed

If you AND you parent/s are fans of Taylor Swift you would be great candidates for a PhD study on family and fandom and to test the theory that music is more cross-generational than ever before. 

Please take a look at the Facebook page here as well as this article Email [email protected] or tweet @dan_padua if you want more information and to participate!

Fans from anywhere around the world needed, interviews can be taken place on skype

[makememummy]

Got this through the post. Dr Evil has listed me for a uni study. I want to do it but also don't. What do my PCOS girls think?