Hi! It’s mid-September, which means…academic year begins! For many students here in Portugal, it’s their first year in college, with all the excitement of a new environment, which often requires moving away from parents’ home (not my case), meeting new people and entering a new world that might be fun but most of all,...
Hi! It’s back to school and back to work season, and with this comes along more presentations, meetings and reports. I am a strong believer that, regardless of the area, strong visual presentation formats will definitely catch the attention of the audience more and improve the flow of information. So why researchers still struggle with...
Want to know how does it work to plan vacations as a PhD student? Find here 5 answers to relevant questions to guide you through!...
Lessons from rejection in the academic context...
Hi all! This post will be a mixed PhD and travel post, since it refers to some sort of PhD Retreat that my PhD program holds for 1st year students only. Therefore, I did this last year. Damn, why couldn’t I create the post last year, so many things happened! I am talking about...
As an exception, this post is written completely in Portuguese, due to the nature of the event. If you are not a Portuguese speaker and are interested in some highlights, please ask for some highlights in the comments or through the Contact Me section. Thank you! Olá a todos! Aqui estou eu de novo...
Hey all! I’m glad I’m finally back to writing about my PhD, yay! I’m right now on the 1 and a half year mark since the beginning and six months since my thesis work began. I’m back home after a busy week that featured a workshop in Coimbra and the annual conference of my...
Hey all, it’s May already and it’s the first time I will write about being a PhD student and a research fellow, one of the purposes of this blog. I will answer 5 questions I have been asked (and that other students have been asked) and some of the points are going to be directed to...
Hello, It’s the first post, first #fleafriday here at A Pulgarita! After a long time thinking about it and having my domain created, finally got the courage. Can’t believe it’s finally here! =D Read in the About section to know more about me and this blog 😉 So here’s how the blog will be...
