Changing the world, one thesis at a time

Maybe we need better people in academia. Instead of bullies.

Where are my academic librarians at? 🫶

I don’t want to be controversial but I don’t think I understand honorary doctorates 🥺

Academia has a strange way of making experts feel like beginners every single day.

Post your research area and the name of one essential book in your field, so people can find out more 👇

What are the best steps for avoiding burnout?

I think my Hogwarts acceptance letter will come before I finish this PhD

University librarians are the unsung heroes of academia

The entire academic system is being held up by coffee

The answer to PhD success is [REDACTED]

The real skill of a PhD is learning how to continue without clarity

“When will you finish your PhD?” is such a violent question.

Everyone else also sounded confident while figuring it out, too

It’s Sunday. Your thesis deserves some time away from you, you obsessive little scholar.

I’ve read enough to know I haven’t read enough

The hardest part of a PhD is realising no one is coming to tell you you’re doing it right

Why does every academic breakthrough start with “wait, that can’t be right”

Me: I just published a paper in a very prestigious journal Friend: Congratulations! How much did they pay you? Me:

just reread something I wrote yesterday don’t remember writing it, don’t understand it either

I thought I was bad at writing turns out writing is just bad

Describe your PhD in 3 words. No explanations.

This wasn’t even a small win. Understanding these pictures was a monumental win that took a year of lowkey Herculean effort.

What’s a piece of feedback that changed how you think about your work?

I’ve been “about to start working” for like 3 hours now

What’s a “small win” in your PhD that non-academics would never appreciate?

I finally sit down to write and suddenly cleaning feels urgent

saved something as “final” again it is not final

My supervisor says “be critical” I’ve been critical of myself ever since

Writing tip - backup your work and then make backups of your backups. Back these up too.

You were selected for your PhD for a reason.

This is your weekly reminder to back up your research

“This is one of the best courses on academic writing and publishing… It’s the kind of course I wish I had when I was starting out on my PhD” — Mushtaq Bilal, PhD How to Write and Publish a Successful Academic Paper: A Comprehensive Guide thephdplace.com/course/publi...

You should be really proud of how far you’ve come.

Currently downloading more papers I’ll never have time to read

Do NOT feel guilty for taking a day off at the weekend

Proud of you ❤️

Congratulate yourself on getting this far.

During a PhD, weekends are for… 👇

Our latest paper on procrastination has been postponed. Again.

I wish more supervisors would encourage researchers not to work on the weekend

You should reward yourself this weekend.

The thrill of attending a conference and geeking out with fellow researchers who actually understand your work.

Are you ready to get your PhD? 😎

If you had to start your PhD again on another topic, what would it be?

We’re going to get our PhDs 🙏

In academia we don’t say ‘I love you’ we say ‘no corrections required’, and I think that’s beautiful. 😍

Don’t forget to eat regularly. Look after yourself please 🥺

A PhD is weird because: You can work all day and still feel like you’ve done nothing.

Trying to finish my writing but my writing is trying to finish me.