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A guide to Science Secret Santa

December 3, 2018December 3, 2018 Michelle Reeve 0 Comments christmas, laboratory, PhD, research, science, secret santa

It’s December, and labs across the globe (probably) are running Secret Santas in order to keep festive spirits up. For

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Home working PhD Writing

Thesising at Christmas

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 Michelle Reeve 0 Comments christmas, drink, food, PhD, thesis

December is now well and truly upon us, which means that we are bombarded with twinkly trees, chocolate overdoses and

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Home working Workplace

10 reasons working from home with a doggy companion is amazing

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 Michelle Reeve 2 Comments dogsitting, working from home

Working from home can be a lonely experience and working from home on a PhD thesis is an even lonelier

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Guest Science Workplace

Reflecting on the founding, growth and maturing of Overleaf

July 31, 2017December 13, 2017 John Hammersley 3 Comments collaboration, investment, leaving academia, networking, scientific startup, startup

“Naively optimistic” is a phrase I often find myself using to describe the necessary mindset of a first-time start-up founder.

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Progressing from PhD working to living like a normal person

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017 Michelle Reeve 5 Comments flexible working, flugelhorn, free time, full time, hobbies

When I started out as a PhD student, I loved the flexibility that I could have in my working day.

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Fork off

March 27, 2017March 28, 2017 Michelle Reeve 5 Comments Academia, cutlery, forkgate, offices, shared kitchen

There are some basic unspoken rules that one should follow when starting a job in a place with a shared kitchen, be that in academia or elsewhere.

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