This is a post about what running my first ever 10K race taught me about writing intensively. Read on for stress dreams, medals, snacks, advice, and a chaotic spin cycle class.| Research Degree Insiders
Explore the journey of overcoming setbacks, both in running and writing, and discover the importance of self-care and kindness in recovery.| Research Degree Insiders
Exploring the marathon vs PhD metaphor: Is a PhD more than just a race? Discover the journey of learning, running, and personal growth.| Research Degree Insiders
I’ve never done anything in my life that gets as much credit as running. Even when I was just starting out, people were so impressed by me going for a run. I was given a huge amount of encour…| Research Degree Insiders
I had a lot to say about focus and why so many panic think pieces recently have got it all wrong, and the EduResearch Matters blog were kind enough to publish my counterargument, that Your focus isn’t broken, it just needs time.| Research Degree Insiders
Recently, I was delighted to write ‘These courts were made for walking: rediscovering open spaces in the modern university’ for the Hidden Curriculum in Doctoral Education project.| Research Degree Insiders
Every few years, I try to learn a new thing. Not a new fact, or a new technique, but a whole new area of knowledge. I graduated from my PhD 15 years ago, I’ve been a teacher and published aut…| Research Degree Insiders
Today, I’m going to talk about touch. About what comes to us as researchers when we pay attention to our hands and what they can feel. Even when we are doing work that we might think of as be…| Research Degree Insiders