About
Welcome to thePhD Lifeblog!
This blog is part of theDoctoral College at theUniversity of WarwickLink opens in a new window. We aim to create an online PhD community not only for Warwick students but also for anyone and everyone who identifies with any of the following: pre-PhD, PhD, post-PhD.
We publish on a wide variety of topics, but for your easy reading, we have categorised them into four main categories, which you can access via the tabs at the top of each page.
PhD Basics is the place for everything you need for your PhD: from note-taking, working with your supervisors, the research process, writing up, or your viva.
And Beyond is for all the PhD activity that you get involved in beyond those necessities: from publishing to attending conferences, networking and social media presence.
Looking after you and your PhD is a blend of posts focusing on PhD support. This involves practical support, such as time management and organisation skills, to topics focused more on your mental wellbeing. Often, these two topics merge and the best advice involves a mix of both, which is why we’ve put them together.
Your Experiences is all the wonderful tales from our bloggers, featuring topics on everything and anything. Usually with a hint of advice, these posts are more personal and can be about reflections on experiences, musings on hobbies, or internal conversations about the PhD journey.
If you’re looking for anything in particular please use the search function.
Our Authors
Lauren Wilkinson
I am a second-year AuDHD PhD student with a research focus on neurodiversity and chronic pain. Outside of my academic work, I enjoy horse riding, going to the gym, traveling, and relaxing with a good book and a cup of coffee.
My twitter is @LEWilkinson97 and my LinkedIn is https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-wilkinson-722b62202/Link opens in a new window
Xin Li
Xin is a second-year PhD student at Warwick Business School. Her research interest is decision-making under uncertainty. In her spare time, she loves writing, hiking, and swimming. You can connect with her on LinkedInhere.
Jennifer Wright
Jennifer is a mature student studying for PhD in law part-time. Outside of studying, Jennifer is a qualified solicitor and works in legal education as a Senior Lecturer. She has two children at primary school who keep her very busy. When she has a spare moment she enjoys reading and days out.
النور is a final-year PhD student whose research involves discourse analysis. Alongside her academic pursuits, she enjoys volunteering and spending time in nature. She is a lover of cats and won’t say no to sweet treats.
Daria Akhapkina
Daria is a PhD candidate in Renaissance Studies. She researches the links between comedy and religion in the Middle Ages and Renaissance and dispels the myths about “dark” and mirthless ages. Apart from writing about fun, she also occasionally has fun in real life as she goes on long hikes, plays gamed and spends time with her two cats. You can connect with her on LinkedInhere.
Read articles by Dariahere.
Greta Timaite (she/her)
Greta is an ESRC funded postgraduate student whose research is broadly concerned with AI controversies. In her spare time, she loves to go on a long walk or try to improve her poor tennis game. You can find out more about her sporadic life episodes on Twitter@GTimaiteand you can connect with her on LinkedIn atGretaTimaite.
Read articles by Gretahere.
Ivy Zhuo
Meifang (Ivy) is a PhD candidate in English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics. She researches teacher development and wellbeing. You can find more about her study from herprofile page. Music, art, culture and sports related events all interest her. If you happen to see a similar face around, that’s probably her! You can follow Ivy on Twitter@ZhuoMeifangon Instagram@ivy_meifangand can connect with her on LinkedIn atMeifang Zhuo.
Read articles by Ivyhere.
Ellie King
Ellie is a final year PhD student in WMG researching visitor experience and evaluation in museums withOxford University Museum of Natural History. In her spare time you can find her doing yoga, reading books, and decorating her new house. You can follow her on Twitter@elliethekingand on LinkedIn@ellietheking.
Read articles by Elliehere.
This blog runs with the help of its incredible contributors, and that could be YOU! If you have any insights, comments, suggestions, questions, stories, feedback, jokes or musings about your PhD experience, we want to hear from you!
We all know that writing a thesis or dissertation can be overwhelming at times, but a blog post should be anything but! We welcome entries from any research area and any research stage, so stop thinking about it and get in touch with us now:doctoralcollege@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window,@DC_WarwickLink opens in a new windowor via the comments section on this site.
Are you too busy to write a blog post but would love for us to cover a specific topic? Then send us a message and we will make sure to get the conversation flowing.