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    How to increase your productivity as a researcher

    August 20, 2021 / No Comments

    5 Minute Read - When I first commenced my studies as an undergraduate student, I did everything manually. I thought that we had come a long way since people submitted hand-written theses and kept printed out copies of every article they referenced in their bibliography. Wrapping up my PhD thesis, just over a decade since I first set foot in a university lecture hall, I have now come to learn how much further technology has advanced since I first started. But I am also surprised…

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    6 tips to help you get your New Year’s Resolutions back on track

    February 4, 2021 /

    6 Minute Read - The beginning of the year is the most opportune time to start something new. Consequently, many start off their year with a list of resolutions; from exercising more to drinking less alcohol. Many even spend tons of money investing in exercise equipment, training gear, and other tools needed to make the year a successful one. Unfortunately, only 66% of those who set new year’s resolutions at the beginning of January would have stuck to them 2 weeks into January, 55% by…

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    Planning For Success: Strategies for Early Career Graduate Students

    January 6, 2021 /

    8 Minute Read - Does it feel like you fluctuate between the two extremes of the students you saw sitting on the lawn reading an economics textbook or casually hunched over a microscope in a white coat in your university prospectus and the meme of the lady in a business suit frantically working against time while pulling out her hair? If your answer is yes, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Oh, and…welcome to graduate school! But, do not fear, you do not need to feel…

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