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The 9 types of Horror Lab

October 31, 2022 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 3 Comments

A special Hallowe’en posting. Horror movies and PhD/postdoc projects sometimes unfortunately have a lot in common, with naive and idealistic young things being gobbled up by a gallery of nasties. But what exactly are the 9 types of horror lab?

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The Usual Suspects, the usual hazards

June 20, 2021July 8, 2021 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 1 Comment

 

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Artwork by Mark Palfreyman.

We have hazard signs for harmful chemicals, so why not have hazard signs for harmful mentors? Continue reading →

The 9 types of academic authors

June 24, 2020March 7, 2021 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 5 Comments

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Nowadays it’s pretty standard for an academic paper to have a long list of authors – but who are those authors anyway? Continue reading →

It couldn’t ever happen to me

February 12, 2020 ~ Brooke Morriswood ~ 6 Comments

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George Clausen, “Schoolgirls”

Academics always need a Plan B, because career longevity is never guaranteed. Continue reading →

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