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PhDs and coronavirus, a sort of thread 
As a PhD student, I’ve had a pretty terrible few months.
I’ve been saying this a lot to myself recently, but I feel like I also need to say it again to all PhD/research students out there:
It’s okay not to be okay right now.
As a PhD student, I’ve had a pretty terrible few months.
I’ve been saying this a lot to myself recently, but I feel like I also need to say it again to all PhD/research students out there:
It’s okay not to be okay right now.
My studies completely ceased during lockdown, and day-by-day I had an increasing sense of guilt for not working.
If you’re struggling with research or struggling to make progress, please know that even just existing right now is an achievement.
If you’re struggling with research or struggling to make progress, please know that even just existing right now is an achievement.
As a (final year) PhD student I found myself having to balance my core research with outreach, job applications, networking and other admin, while in a pandemic. This was then coupled with only short-term financial security, something that many other students don’t even have.
I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have an excellent support network including an understanding supervisor, friends, fellow PhD students and other colleagues. But sometimes even all this doesn’t make it easy.
I think I’m a different person now to six months ago, but that’s fine.
I think I’m a different person now to six months ago, but that’s fine.
I feel like I’m now coming out the other side, and I want to offer my support to anyone who is finding it difficult still.
If you feel like you just need a chat, want someone to brainstorm with, or just want someone who knows what you’re going through, please do reach out to me.
If you feel like you just need a chat, want someone to brainstorm with, or just want someone who knows what you’re going through, please do reach out to me.
I’m not sure what I can really offer besides an empathetic set of ears, but if you think it might help you out, please do send me an email, DM or tweet and we can set something up.
We live in unusual and uncertain times and sometimes a problem shared really is a problem halved.
We live in unusual and uncertain times and sometimes a problem shared really is a problem halved.
