I just published Footnotes to a History Thesis, Footnote 7: Survival medium.com/p/footnotes-... My most honest blog yet: surviving my PhD anxiety, guilt, obsession, and isolation. It’s raw, personal, and about mental health #PhDLife #MentalHealth #SurvivingThePhD

I’ve now completed the first 6 posts in my series Footnotes to a History Thesis: 1 - Conferences 2 - The Elite Crowd 3 - Archives 4 - Impact 5 - Teaching 6 - Publishing If you’d like to explore the journey, the full set is now live on Medium! medium.com/@emmaykhlef/... #PhDLife #History

I just published Footnotes to a History Thesis, Footnote 6: Publishing Beyond the Thesis medium.com/p/footnotes-... A reflection on revisiting my published chapters, the challenges of writing beyond the thesis, and the ambition that still remains. #History #AcademicWriting #PhDLife

I just published Footnotes to a History Thesis medium.com/p/footnotes-... Footnote 5: In the Classroom is live. From lecture theatres and seminars @huddersfielduni.bsky.social to marking marathons and stepping away, this is the most relatable post in my blog series for PhD students. #PhDLife

I just published Footnotes to a History Thesis medium.com/p/footnotes-... Impact isn’t only peer-reviewed journals. Research on tournaments and score cheques led to BBC History Magazine, Richard III Society and History Today features. @historytoday.com @richardiiisociety.bsky.social #PhDLife

I just published Footnotes to a History Thesis medium.com/p/footnotes-... There’s nothing like working in an archive from the British Library to the College of Arms every manuscript, signature, and score cheque offered a physical link to the past. @britishlibrary.bsky.social #TudorHistory#PhDLife

I just published Footnotes to a History Thesis medium.com/p/footnote-2... In academia, the elite crowd observes closely professors, leading historians, and specialists. During my PhD I learned to ride in the lists myself. @ianmortimer.bsky.social @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social #TudorHistory#PhDLife

I just published Footnotes to a History Thesis medium.com/p/footnotes-... Entering the lists. Presenting at conferences felt a lot like the jousts I studied in my PhD: reputation mattered more than title, skill more than birth. The tiltyard wasn’t just physical, it was intellectual #PhDLife

medium.com/@emmaykhlef/... Impact in a history PhD can feel intangible. In Footnote 4 of my blog series, I reflect on how reading jousting score cheques through the lens of masculinity reshaped my work on Henry VIII and what impact came to mean for me #historians

I just published Blog 3 in my Footnotes to a History Thesis series: Among the Archives. This is the third post in the series - if you've missed the earlier blogs: Blog 1 - Academic Conferences Blog 2 - The Elite Crowd medium.com/p/footnotes-... #tudorhistory

medium.com/@emmaykhlef/... Footnote 2: The Elite Crowd in my series Footnotes to a History Thesis is up. The Elite Crowd reflects on prestige, validation, and competition in academia and what it feels like to move from watching to participating #Academia

I’ve started a reflective blog series on my PhD in medieval history conferences, performance, and belonging. Footnotes to a History Thesis. Footnote 1: Academic Conferences It’s been a long time since I’ve written; this felt cathartic and is a quick read medium.com/@emmaykhlef/... #AcademicBluesky