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Month: July 2017

The Internship

July 25, 2017June 17, 2019Posted in PhD life, PhD TipsTagged anxiety, Internship, PhD, PhD life, ScienceLeave a comment

Many of us doing a Science PhD will now be enrolled on four year courses, and as part of these courses you get the chance to do a 3 month internship.

Two of the most common PhDs formats in science are:

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The Curious Incident of the 6pm Panic

July 18, 2017November 28, 2018Posted in Mental HealthTagged anxiety, Mental Health, panic attack, PhD, PhD life, ScienceLeave a comment

Have you ever had a panic attack? Maybe you have seen someone having one?

For those who haven’t had a panic attack- be glad. They are weird things.

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Panic at the Conference

July 7, 2017November 28, 2018Posted in anxiety, conference, Mental Health, PhD, PhD life, ScienceTagged anxiety, Mental Health, panic attack, PhD life, Science1 Comment

This week I had a conference to go to in London. As a PhD student conferences are pretty common, but dealing with anxiety can make them less enjoyable than they should be, and more challenging than expected!

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