This is what I like to call my idiot-proof but by no means exhaustive list of tips for surviving the run-up to thesis hand-in! I handed in my thesis 9 months ago now, and although it feels like a lifetime ago, some things are still mega fresh in my memory  I hope you find this useful, and let me know in the comments if you have any further tips, I’m...

This is what I like to call my idiot-proof but by no means exhaustive list of tips for surviving the run-up to thesis hand-in! I handed in my thesis 9 months ago now, and although it feels like a lifetime ago, some things are still mega fresh in my memory  I hope you find this useful, and let me know in the comments if you have any further tips, I’m...

Hello it’s been awhile. And in other news, I am now a doctor! I submitted my PhD thesis in September and passed my viva defence in December! It is pretty mad. Fours years of PhD and the thesis has finally been submitted! You celebrate the newly found freedom and relish the guilt-free sleep. But what if you still have something more to come? In some...

Hello it’s been awhile. And in other news, I am now a doctor! I submitted my PhD thesis in September and passed my viva defence in December! It is pretty mad. Fours years of PhD and the thesis has finally been submitted! You celebrate the newly found freedom and relish the guilt-free sleep. But what if you still have something more to come? In some...

What is intelligence? Intelligence can be defined as the ability to perceive changes in one’s environment, to apply knowledge to manipulate their environment to suit oneself, and to think abstractly. If I were to ask if you thought plants were intelligent, most likely your response would be “most certainly not, they’re not animals”, or something along...

What is intelligence? Intelligence can be defined as the ability to perceive changes in one’s environment, to apply knowledge to manipulate their environment to suit oneself, and to think abstractly. If I were to ask if you thought plants were intelligent, most likely your response would be “most certainly not, they’re not animals”, or something along...