Academic Confessions

You know you're not in a good research collaboration when you literally have to beg collaborators to respond to your email asking if they can comment on something that has been sent a few weeks ago. @AcademicChatter @PhDVoice @PhDchatter @PostdocVoice @PhD_Genie

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[1/n] Final call: I am offering a free Zoom "Intro to R" data wrangling workshop on January 14th, 2023 after popular demand. I will teach basic base R and Tidyverse. All disciplines and beginner* R skill levels are welcome. @PhDVoice @AcademicChatter @OpenAcademics

DM: I’m a 3rd yr PhD. I started dating my girlfriend about five months ago. I met her parents recently and they think I should be working and making money. They think I don’t have the drive to achieve and my PhD is useless. I’m honestly so bothered by this. What should I do?

Academics: I love that on Twitter I have an international community I can engage with at any time

what the thesis contributes to knowledge, - what evidence the research created to support the contribution claim(s), @PhDVoice @AcademicChatter @PostdocVoice @plantpostdocs @MasterAcademia_ @cfdacademia @acadconfessions @CouragePhD @Diversity4Acad

"the sooner you accept that no one is going to read your thesis, the quicker you'll write it" - a different advice I received today. Thoughts? 😅 @PhDVoice #PhD #phdlife #phdstudent #phdstruggle

TRUE STORY: Working in academia be like: Not being employed anywhere but still writing and editing papers you did not finish from your previous work. @acadconfessions @DisplacedAca @PhDVoice @GradSkoolStrugs @AcademicAunt

@AnxiousPostdoc @workingbnb @thefellowvoice @_open_science_ @acadconfessions I'm staying put for now, but am exploring other platforms while we wait and see how it plays out. Have started an excel sheet to figure out the different platforms here (twitter.com/CouragePhD/sta…) if you want to take a look/contribute thoughts?

Academia is sometimes too focused on doing things at speed, to "get things done". It might be one of the reasons why there's a tsunami of junk/questionable work published on a daily basis. A focus on slowing down with an emphasis on quality over quantity might be beneficial.

Who else gets over excited when working with cells cultures? #Guilty ✋ The observational world of microscopy lights up these tiny existences 👩‍🔬 #Projectinprogress #ColonicCells #lablife #TeamGutHealth @NgbiGutBrain @PhDVoice @acadconfessions @ThePhDoing

3 years of suffering (or hardwork?😅) printed and bound! Still can't believe these bad boys are already in flesh!😁

Anyone else having this problem? Do you also believe that strong basic foundation is essential to be able to call yourself an expert in one field? Let us know!

"They also challenge general/standard definitions of international societies, and try to force me to believe in the own concepts. It is quite frustrating."

How can you be an expert in something when you don't have the foundational concepts and terms sorted out? "I came from a foreign country where we were thoroughly taught about basic concepts and terms in a field of study."

You need a break from your thesis. Your thesis needs a break from you.

@acadconfessions I am so sorry to hear that, that sucks. Academia can be a nasty beast under a beautiful mask. Please stand your ground and call it out. Nothing will change if you keep silent. There should be offices to support you as well.

"Such a depressing place to work at."

"I am non-white foreign researcher in one European country. I only received humanly treatment from my co-workers after publishing 3 papers with them. I guess this is how they are in Europe? One still calls me a student, not a colleague (her own words)."