I submitted my PhD thesis last night 🥹😅 3 years and 4 months of work in a neat little 306 page document 👩🏻‍💻 #phdlife

L is for - learning curve 🎢 (part of the ABCs of PhDs series)

Doing a PhD is a wild ride. You’re balancing new expectations, unfamiliar concepts, and your own self-doubt. Here's what one view of the learning curve might look like:

Challenging you to add 100 words to your writing goal for the week each time you hear All I Want for Christmas is You (until December 31st) 😅😂

Are you up to it? 🎄🎅🏼

When he says he's researching Roman benefactresses, I start talking to him about gladiators and womansplain the history of Rome. 🏛️

Then I ask, "shouldn't you know about this if you're researching the Roman Empire?" 🤔

#womeninmalefields

Happy to be here! If you're looking for Roman archaeology (particularly looking at benefactresses), research communications, PhD mental well-being, or anything in those realms - please say hi and follow along 🫶

#archaeology #phdlife #phdresearch #academia

(do people use hashtags here? 😅)