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Practical tips for setting up a research project, or “Things I wish I had known when I started my PhD”: Part 2

Practical tips for setting up a research project, or “Things I wish I had known when I started my PhD”: Part 2

by Joanna Ramasawmy | Dec 15, 2018 | Guides, Personal Experiences

Advice, learned the hard way, for a well-organised research project! These tips can help keep your code tidy. Part 2 of 2.

Practical tips for setting up a research project, or “Things I wish I had known when I started my PhD”: Part 1

Practical tips for setting up a research project, or “Things I wish I had known when I started my PhD”: Part 1

by Joanna Ramasawmy | Dec 14, 2018 | Guides, Personal Experiences

There are lots of tricks to help keep a research project organised – this post may save you from learning them the hard way! Part 1 of 2.

A week in the life of an astronomy postgrad researcher – more average than you might think?

A week in the life of an astronomy postgrad researcher – more average than you might think?

by Amber Hornsby | Feb 16, 2018 | Personal Experiences

To provide insight into a typical week in my life as a grad student, I kept a record of my daily activities. How does it compare to your own?

Research is Hard

Research is Hard

by Emily Sandford | Nov 10, 2017 | Career Navigation, Daily Paper Summaries, Personal Experiences

And graduate students are feeling the burden.

What do we want graduate school to be?

What do we want graduate school to be?

by Astrobites | Oct 29, 2012 | Career Navigation

We present responses from more than 400 Astrobites readers to our survey regarding the letter that has been the subject of recent controversy. What do you think this says about the graduate student expereince?

The Controversy Over Graduate Student Life: What Do YOU Think?

The Controversy Over Graduate Student Life: What Do YOU Think?

by Maria Drout | Oct 14, 2012 | Current Events

We would like YOUR input on the recent letter pertaining to graduate student life.

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