Whether you’re working from home or from school as a student, it’s important to have a desk set up that makes you feel productive and ready to get work done! Here are all of your student desk essentials that you’ll need for a productive workspace! This post may contain affiliate links. By shopping through an affiliate link I earn a commission at no cost to you. The Ultimate Productive Student Desk Setup Essentials The Desk Picking your desk is going…
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Graduate Student Stipend Survey and Spreadsheet
Read moreExplore graduate student stipends from around the globe and add your stipend information!
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Things I had Wrong About Graduate School
Read moreStarting graduate school, I thought I had a good idea about what it meant to be a grad student and what academic culture was like. But 5 years in I’ve come to realize how wrong I was. Coming from a smaller liberal arts school, I wasn’t as familiar with the research university environment. Maybe I was a bright-eyed highly motivated fresh-out undergrad student who tried to look on the ideal side of things, and that’s where my flawed thought process…
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How to Use Notion to Organize Your Research, Classes, and Grad School Life
Read more2024 is the year of Notion! This notetaking and organization app is the BEST I have found. Notion is a web and app-based tool that allows you to create aesthetic and functional d templates for almost anything! Using Notion for graduate school is a fantastic way to keep your work organized in one space. And it automatically backs up, so you don’t have to worry about losing files! I have been using Notion since 2021 to organize my graduate school…
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Things You Should be Doing Besides Research in Graduate School
Read moreAs a graduate student, you’re told that your biggest role and contribution will be your research activities. While research activities will give you publications and raise your status in the field. There some of other things you should be doing too during your graduate studies. Not only things for your sanity and growth, but also for advancing your career. I feel that as an undergraduate, most of these extracurricular activities were encouraged and expected of me so I could be…
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Recovering from a Toxic Research Advisor: How to Move On
Read moreNo one ever wants or expects to experience as toxic research advisor, but it unfortunately happens. If you’re lucky enough to switch research groups or quickly graduate to get out of the situation, it’s important to know that what you experienced was wrong and traumatic. If you had a toxic research advisor, you could have been exposed to a number of things like unethical practices, abuse, gaslighting, racism, sexism, and more. Disclaimer: I’m not a mental health professional. Please, if…
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Should STEM graduate and undergraduate students join professional societies?
Read moreThe short answer is yes! At the surface, it seems like joining professional societies and attending research conferences is reserved for faculty and published researchers. However, professional societies have a lot to offer to undergraduate students and graduate students! Professional societies offer a number of benefits to student all at a wayyyy cheaper price tag! Here are some reasons STEM students should join professional societies! On-campus chapters Discounts on office supplies, insurance, travel Webinars and continuing education Conferences Networking opportunities…
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Things Women in STEM Should Stop Doing
Read moreAs I’ve done more research on sexism in the workplace, I learned that language and behavior have some of the largest influence how others perceive your abilities, confidence, and authority. In STEM, these personalities qualities are what people look to in jobs and leadership positions. Unfortunately, most of the things in these slides are socialized behaviors that women learn throughout childhood and young adulthood. Such as:😳 Being apologetic😳 Holding back sharing accomplishments😳 Being taught to be “likable and accommodating” It’s…
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What to do if Your Research Advisor Leaves the University
Read moreWhen my research advisor decided to leave the university I was attended, it was one of the most challenging things I experienced in grad school. Because my experience was borderline traumatic, I’m writing this to share with other students how they can handle any situation regarding an advisors departure. I would never want another graduate student to go through what I went through. To provide context, I was a 3rd year PhD student and my advisor chose to leave the…
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How Not to Be Reviewer Two: A Grad Students Guide to Being an Awesome Peer Reviewer
Read moreLearn how to be the best peer-reviewer and provide constructive feedback on journal articles.