Doctoral Dispatches are where you can find my thoughts on current happenings and ideas to help you complete your doctorate. 

Please enjoy, and feel free to comment – I’d love to know your thoughts!

Building Confidence

Building Confidence

I was the girl who didn’t fit in. Just quietly middle of the class. Being front and centre of a lecture theatre was hardly the future I envisioned for myself. And yet, when that very thing happened, I understood that it is possible to channel a tiny spark and turn it into something much bigger. 

Get your doctorate moving again!

Get your doctorate moving again!

When I was writing up my PhD, I got myself into such a state that I had to bribed – literally – to write. It was horrific, and it was avoidable. But I know that if I hang on to that feeling, it still haunts me now and keeps me locked in a state of fear – so this step is really important to be able to move past the fear of not getting things done.