This post is a modified version of a World Metrology Day article I wrote for Australia's Science Channel. Saturday 20th May is World Metrology Day. I’m not surprised if you hadn’t heard of it. I was three years in to a PhD in metrology before I found out we had a day for it. Metrology … Continue reading Measuring Up for World Metrology Day
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This list was originally published as a humorous article in the UWA Postgraduate Student Association's year book Postscript. It was inspired by the famous (infamous?) Skippy List. I have only done some of the things on the list, I'm not going to say which ones though... 50 things today's postgrad is no longer allowed to do at university … Continue reading 50 Rules for Postgrads
Stop telling me to "get a real job": PhDs drive economic growth, as well as the progress of human knowledge As a PhD student, questions I am often asked very shortly after “What do you do for a living?” include “What’s the point of that?” and “So when are you going to get a real … Continue reading The Value of a PhD