The Honest Academics Podcast
A podcast filled with 100% honest conversations about life as a young academic. Sari and Dorottya are co-hosting this show from two countries: Dorottya as a post doc from the UK and Sari as a PhD student from The Netherlands. From mindfulness exercises to keeping airplane wine bottles in your desk drawer: we got you covered.
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Episodes
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
In this episode, we discuss the sacred bond of academia: the PhD-supervisor relationship. We introduce 6 supervisor personas and advice on how to deal with them. Among many others, you will hear some juicy stories from our survey, expert interviews, and a Hungarian proverb that might help you to handle your supervisors. Enjoy!
Saturday May 16, 2020
Saturday May 16, 2020
In this episode, we talk about the struggles of a PhD: feelings of failure, lack of outcomes, imposter syndrome. More importantly though, we give you some advice for how to survive & stay sane based on our own experiences. Enjoy!
Saturday May 16, 2020
Saturday May 16, 2020
In the first-ever episode of the Honest Academics podcast, we talk about the question that haunts all young academics: should you stay or leave academia?
We discuss pros and cons of an academic career. We also provide some practical advice to help you figure out whether academia is for you (this practical part starts at 18:40).
You can find all of the resources mentioned in this episode in the show notes: shorturl.at/aqvBC