New thesis in my collection 📘

The front cover captures the academic side.
The constellations in the back reveal the personal side.

A reminder that every PhD is more than just the research.

#phdthesis #amsterdamumc #phdlife #proefschrift #sciart #neuroscience #bbb #brainbarriers

🧬 ECRs - this one’s for you!
Join the #MicrobialGenomics #ECR Symposium on July 15 in Norwich. Explore how #NGS is transforming microbial #genomics + present your work in a supportive environment 🎤
🎟️ Free (registration required) tinyurl.com/3y23t4jz
🍽️ Lunch included
#PhDLife #Postdoc #Microbiology

✨Snippets from a PhD ✨

#338/? : hi
📸 20 February 2026 14:35:06
#phdlife #sgsah #universityofedinburgh #eca #research #academia

Side quests are fun!
Until you’re a scientist juggling committees, writing, and lab work. Supplementary Context 03.
#science #phdlife #academia  #STEM #sidequest #newcontent #fyp

PhD Degree (27)-Fully Funded at University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg invites online Application for number of  Fully Funded PhD Degree at various Departments. We are providing a list of

PhD Degree (27)-Fully Funded at University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

#VacancyEdu #PhD #PhDposition #PhDlife #PhdScholarship #FutureDoctor #DoctoralCandidate #Postgraduate #PhDstudent #ResearchOpportunity #PhDcommunity #PhDStudentship

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DTOTW: Here’s why I recommend doctoral students attend other dissertation defenses before theirs. 1) It demystifies the process, 2) You can identify common pitfalls, and 3) You learn to master the art of the pivot. #dissertationlife #dissertationwriting #phdlife

Person holding a cake in an office setting

It’s official! Colin Arban, of the Allen Lab, passed his oral exam and is now a PhD candidate. Congratulations, Colin! @mattallen12345.bsky.social #wsuchemistry #ChemSky #phdlife

Happy #gradstudent appreciation week y'all !!
Thank you @alizeemalnoe.bsky.social for this wonderful message - it literally made my day. We are very grateful to have you in our gcdb community, you are amazing ❤️🥹

Thank you @iubiology.bsky.social for organizing this, we felt appreciated 🎉🥳

#phdlife

Has this happened to you? Join a peer-led online GSA Dissertation Writing Group! FREE for members. Registration opens 4/20. https://bit.ly/4dL1xGz #phdlife #dissertation

Postdoctoral Fellowship (03) at Durham University, England Durham University, England invites online Application for various Postdoctoral Fellowship in their different Departments. We are providing a list of Postdoc

Postdoctoral Fellowship (03) at Durham University, England

#VacancyEdu #Postdoc #Postdoctoral #PostdocJobs #ScienceCareer #AcademicJobs #Researcher #PhDlife #PostdoctoralFellowship #JobSearch #ScholarshipAlert

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✨Snippets from a PhD ✨

#291/? : Break before writing
📸 9 December 2025 16:28:39
#phdlife #sgsah #universityofedinburgh #eca #research #academia #edfringe #takebreaks

PhD Degree (25)-Fully Funded at Ulster University, Ireland Ulster University, Ireland invites online Application for number of  Fully Funded PhD Degree at various Departments. We are providing a list of Fully Funded

PhD Degree (25)-Fully Funded at Ulster University, Ireland

#VacancyEdu #PhD #PhDposition #PhDlife #PhdScholarship #FutureDoctor #DoctoralCandidate #Postgraduate #PhDstudent #ResearchOpportunity #PhDcommunity #PhDStudentship

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Search, and re-search and re-search again.
If you knew the answer before you started it wouldn't be called Research. #PhDLife

Today I've been knitting and building Lego and it's been lovely #phdlife #bankholiday #happyeaster #happypassover #longweekend

Postdoctoral Fellowship (27) at Harvard University, United States Harvard University, United States invites online Application for various Postdoctoral Fellowship in their different Departments. We are providing a list of

Postdoctoral Fellowship (27) at Harvard University, United States

#VacancyEdu #Postdoc #Postdoctoral #PostdocJobs #ScienceCareer #AcademicJobs #Researcher #PhDlife #PostdoctoralFellowship #JobSearch #ScholarshipAlert

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- open thesis chapter document
- see that it’s just over 3,500 words long
- try not to freak out that 6,000 words need to be in it by the 13th
- read through the current set of words
- delete all the ones I don’t like
- now it’s 2,837 words long

#phdlife 😭

wear your trauma on your shoulder. get yours here: www.etsy.com/listing/4476... #PhDLife #AdvisorProblems #AcademicHumor #ResearchStruggles #PhDProblems #AcademicSky

I can’t go for that.

A little reflection on boundaries, choices, and taking care of yourself - and others- during the PhD journey.

Read more here: lnkd.in/dtYWfDFq

#PhDLife #AcademicJourney #Boundaries #ResearchLife #HigherEducation

Have you subscribed to the Meet the PhDs newsletter? It's coming in 26 minutes - every Saturday, at 8 pm CET!

It's full of PhD experiences, it's a positive and supportive community - and there's a podcast too!

#podcast #phdlife #phd

a woman wearing a white hat and a pearl necklace says keep a civil tongue in your head ALT: a woman wearing a white hat and a pearl necklace says keep a civil tongue in your head

#PhD writing finished for the day. Now for a glass of wine and the original and best Death on the Nile. Oh, to have been a fly on the wall with Bette Davies and Maggie Smith!
#PhDLife #Archaeology #Egypt

+ am between transitions. It completely destabilizes my mental and emotional health. I was more stable even during my stressful research days. It is scary but I have managed not to kms. So...that's a huge achievement on its own LOL
#PhDLife

Highlights from my presentation at the #OU College of Education Graduate Student Research Symposium 2026. Grateful for every opportunity 😊 #researchsymposium #phdlife #doctoralstudent #motivationalresearch #presentation

PhD Candidate: Yihua Wei Final Exam Monday, April 6, 2026 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM

Yihua Wei [Advisor: Peng Jiang] will defend his doctoral thesis entitled "Runtime and Compiler Optimizations for Subgraph Matching Algorithms on GPUs" on Monday 4/6 at 4pm.

Deets at bit.ly/wei_4_6

#FinalExam #PhDLife #UIowaGrad26 #parallelization #optimization #AcademicSky🤞

🎬Chapitre 9 : "T’as soutenu ta thèse ? Félicitations !"

La soutenance, c'est une demi-journée pour conclure le long voyage et célébrer tout le chemin parcouru... et puis il faut répartir et décider de notre futur !

👉 youtu.be/3rbA4WRRf8g

#science #phd #doctorat #phdlife #cognition

Today as I was leading class & we were discussing subsistence strategies…

…I made sure to emphasize the petrochemical dependence of our agriculture system (yes I mentioned the guano islands).

And how the collapse of fossil fuel infrastructure post-nuclear war would cause mass famine.

#PhDLife

🚀 Just released: CatalystLab v1.3.7

Researchers often spend ~70% of their time searching papers and only 30% actually thinking. CatalystLab is built to reverse that.

🌐 Try it: catalystlab.tech
📄 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19362937

#OpenScience #AI #ResearchTools #PhDLife #AcademicSky

🎓 Thinking about a PhD in Chemistry? There’s still time to join us at Washington State University!

✅ WSU’s Chemistry PhD program is still considering applications for Fall enrollment 🌾

Ready to take the next step?
👉 chem.wsu.edu/graduate-stu...

#GoCougs #WSUChemistry #PhDlife

Little happy moments in life - New Indian street food cart near bio building ! I am so excited ☺️🤭
(Now you can pretty much see how food motivated I am in life 🫣)
#phdlife #streetfood #yayy #foodcart #bloomington

Current state of everything: probably should have been done about four months ago
#PhDLife but also #ToddlerParentLife or maybe just #Life