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Tips for formatting your thesis

June 6, 2023 Laura 4 Comments

When writing up and heading towards submission a lot of advice was “make sure you give yourself time for formatting…

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Posted in: My PhD Journey Filed under: coventry university, endnote, formatting, PhD, PhD journey, referencing, research, student, submission, thesis, top tips, word document, writing

Poem: Off Sick

March 14, 2019 Laura 7 Comments

Hi all, I’ve been pretty silent lately, so I wrote you a poem. I hope you like it.   Off…

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Posted in: My PhD Journey Filed under: acceptance, development, directions, experiences, health, mental health, PhD, PhD journey, Poem, Poetry, sick, stress, student, TMD, TMJ

The Art of Relaxation with Arty Folks

November 29, 2018 Laura 1 Comment

It’s been a busy and stressful few weeks (and months). Then again, when you are doing a PhD when is…

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Posted in: My PhD Journey, Reflections Filed under: acceptance, art, arty folks, balance, coventry university, creative, experiences, guilt, health, mental health, mindfulness, PhD, relaxation, stress, student, student union

Reflections from ISPAH 2018 Early Career Network Pre-Conference Workshop

October 16, 2018 Laura Leave a comment

Sunday started the 7th Congress for the International Society of Physical Activity and Health with the Early Career Network workshop.…

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Posted in: My PhD Journey, Reflections Filed under: career, conference, development, innovation, ISPAH, journey, PhD, research, student, top tips

Supervising Students for the Nuffield Research Placement

September 25, 2018 Laura Leave a comment

Last week I attended the celebration evening for the Nuffield Research Placement 2018 which I volunteered to help with over…

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Posted in: My PhD Journey Filed under: development, experiences, nuffield, presentation, research, student, supervisor

Postgraduate Research Degree Framework at Coventry University

August 21, 2018 Laura Leave a comment

This year I have been involved in the development of the new Postgraduate Research (PGR) Framework at Coventry University for…

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Posted in: My PhD Journey Filed under: coventry university, development, doctoral college, journey, organisation, PhD, research, student, time management

How useful is an activity tracker?

July 18, 2018 Laura Leave a comment

Amid the analysis for my systematic review, I have read a lot about other peoples’ experiences of using mobile phone…

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Posted in: My PhD Journey, My Research, Reflections Filed under: activity tracker, experiences, journey, PhD, step counts, student, systematic review

Coming back from annual leave in Canada

July 11, 2018 Laura Leave a comment

This week’s blog post links really nicely with Rebecca Seymour’s post for the Health and Life Science’s student newsletter at…

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Posted in: My PhD Journey, Reflections Filed under: annual leave, holiday, journey, organisation, PhD, student

10 Reasons Why Twitter is Useful in Academia

June 12, 2018 Laura 1 Comment

As a huge lover of Twitter and the benefits of using Twitter in academia. I decided to share some of…

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Posted in: My PhD Journey Filed under: coventry university, development, networking, PhD, research, student, technology

I have so much to do! How will I ever get it done in time?

May 14, 2018 Laura 4 Comments

“I have so much work to do! Where do I start” “I have so much work to do, there’s no…

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Posted in: My PhD Journey Filed under: coventry university, development, journey, organisation, PhD, research, student, time management, to-do list

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