Category: PhD

• May 29, 2024

  PhD Reflections: One Month In

  

  To say the first month of my PhD has been a whirlwind would be a huge understatement. I have learned so much already, about my research area, of course, but also about myself, and about academic life. And I still have 3 years and 5 months left to go! When starting something new, I think…
• April 29, 2024

  Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway: Starting My PhD

  

  Sometimes in life you have to take a chance on yourself, and earlier this month I did just that. I left my job and my five year career as a software engineer to chase my dream: starting a PhD in the space sector. If childhood Beth could see me now, she would say, ‘Well of…