Thanks to Inger Mewburn (@thesiswhisperer), I have been playing with Claude, her newest friend in academia. I’m impressed enough to pay for his services – I found him useful in critiquing my writing and seeking out weaknesses that I could not see in the familiar […]
Obsidian Notes as a Writing Tool?
In case you have been living under a rock (or just aren’t into geeky note taking programs), Obsidian Notes is a brilliant one that works using markdown and is created by you, so that it works with your brain and workflow. I am an absolute […]
Being seen and imposture syndrome…
Firstly, I am so deeply touched and honoured by someone reading my work, let along writing a blog about the importance of it. As a new researcher and someone who is trying to tell these stories to show the impact on each generation, just knowing […]
The Scandal of Stolen Words and Stories
A story of plagurism
Thesis Whisperer visit and Editorial Work!
I’ve been heavily focused on my work recently and really considered the advice someone gave me – consider the benefit to your career, vs the energy. Sometimes unpaid work is more beneficial to you than something paid that doesn’t contribute long term. Inger Mewburn Speaking […]
Talking to people outside of my bubble
I’m really excited about the opportunities that have come my way this last week – a current study on the psychological needs of people with haemophilia affected by the contaminated blood scandal meant I got to meet with some really amazing researchers whose interests meshed […]
First PhD Publication!
I’m delighted to say that the first publication for my PhD work has been accepted. The Journal of Haemophilia Practice (whose submission processes are smooth and swift) have been kind enough to publish this: If you want to read it in full, you can find […]
Moving Focus
I’ve been blogging about my sewing journey but now a lot of my time is taken up with my academic life; I have started a PhD with a focus on inherited traumas and autoethnography.
Amusing…
I do like this song 🙂
Week one: Transforming Digital Learning
So this is a course I found via a paper on “panic-gogy” – the rapid transformation of teaching to an online format. I love that term! I was struck by the three Cs that the Deakin lecturer spoke about: curious, constructive and compassionate. Those are […]