The June Bug Already it's been 6 months of 2021 and the summer sun has shone upon us. The smell of summer, taste of flies and feeling of casual optimism is slowly returning in abundance. Bringing with it warmer temperatures, June could not have come too soon. It’s the perfect month for al fresco dining, … Continue reading Hive Vibes (June 2021)
By Jack Sharpen Currently whelmed Overwhelmed is a weird word. Etymologically, its derivative whelmen is the Middle English for capsizing/overturning, so prefixing with “over-” is reinforcing one point: you’re kind of doomed. Being overwhelmed isn’t a rare occurrence for us Hive readers: postgraduates, staff and all in-between academics have a higher proportion of teetering on … Continue reading PhD-Overwhelmed? How to say Yes and No
By Olivia Wong Meditation used to conjure up images of sitting cross-legged in a temple, hands resting palm-up on the legs and eyes closed while chanting ‘oohhhmmmm….’. It has come a long way since then and is now so commonplace that it is even being integrated in corporate wellbeing strategies. With numerous studies showing its … Continue reading Meditation apps: a review
It seems that November Vibes was only yesterday in some ways, but April has arrived. When the streams are riped and swelled with rain, so has lockdown ended again (well, partially). With the past six months ticked off, it’s time for this edition of Hives to bring a fresh Spring in your step as we … Continue reading Hive Vibes (April 2021)
Melissa Surgey Staff and students from across the Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care (and wider) came together in March to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) and Women’s History Month. I’ve written previously for Research Hive about why it’s important to mark these events, both as a way to celebrate the … Continue reading Celebrating International Women’s Day in the Division of Population Health
By Olivia Wong “I’ve Zoomed out” - if someone had uttered this phrase to us a year ago, we would have likely tilted our head slightly to one side with a flummoxed look on our face. Unless we were on our computer scaling down the resolution to see the bigger picture of an image too … Continue reading 10 top tips for zapping Zoom fatigue
Melissa Surgey International Women’s Day (IWD) is marked around the world on Monday 8th March. It is both a global day of celebration of the achievements and contributions of women in all aspects of society, and a call to action to accelerate gender equality. Celebrations this year are noticeably different as many of us are … Continue reading International Women’s Day: Our Favourite Female Reads
Glorious sunshine and clear blue skies…...Spring has arrived and the vaccine is saving many lives! With our rapid roll-out a roaring success so far and a roadmap to recovery ready, it’s almost as if Mother Nature reflects back the hope we hold. It’ll be time to whip off the layers and whip out our sunglasses … Continue reading Hive Vibes (March 2021)
By Jason Chu This February the MRC DTP Keynote Seminar team invited Dr Marc Milstein to the University of Manchester to talk about sleep and stress. After earning his PhD in Biological Chemistry from UCLA, he continued his research in a range of topics from genetics, cancer, neuroscience and infectious disease. Since then he’s used … Continue reading Optimising Sleep and Managing Stress
Chloe Brady@cabradybio During my PhD, the most common question I’ve been asked when chatting with new students is: “If you could start again, what would you have done differently?” Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and as a final year student pressed for time, it can be tempting to look back and wonder what could have … Continue reading Postgraduate Study – If I Could Turn Back Time
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