PhD
My journey to COP26 in Glasgow
I was lucky enough to spend 3 days at COP26 hosted in the Glasgow Science Centre. Climate change is now a serious issue impacting the environment, humans and all species. I was involved in ...
My First “Season” at the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship
At the time of writing, I’ve joined the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship as a new faculty member for just under three months. I thought it would be nice to write a little “milestone” reflection after ...
Standing on my soapbox for women in STEM
On a notoriously wet lockdown December’s day in 2020, I came across Soapbox Science. A platform promoting women in science? A platform to get my research out to the masses? Yes please. Soapbox Science is ...
Is a PhD for me?
My friends often ask me why I chose to study a PhD and why particularly resource recovery from wastewater (How I simplify my title ‘Enhancing biomineral production for resource recovery from wastewater using biocatalysts’). Initially, ...
Why doing a PhD is not a waste of time!
“Academics tend to regard asking whether a PhD is worthwhile as analogous to wondering whether there is too much art or culture in the world.” from The Economist I always believed that the PhD is ...
My PhD in Aerospace Engineering
My name is Diana, I’m a PhD in aerospace engineering and fuelled by innovation and human interactions. I find the numerous challenges in the field of aerospace propulsion are nothing but exciting - the number ...