So you think you can PhD?

So you think you can PhD?

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So you think you can PhD? episodes

  • Episode 10 - How medical research is using software engineering to prevent heart attacks and insights into the international student experience with Juan Lu

    In our first double digit episode we have Juan Lu who is going to chat about her PhD project involving using artificial intelligence to aid clinicians in treating chest pain patients in the emergency department and her experience moving from China to Australia for her studies.


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    40 min
  • Episode 9 - So you're thinking of doing a postgrad? What now?

    In this episode we discuss a few things potential postgrad students should think about before committing and touch on some translatable skills you pick up along the way.

    PS: make sure you're following us on Instagram, Twitter and Youtube so you don't miss out on the great content.

    And please rate/review the show we would appreciate it!! 


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    53 min
  • Episode 8 - Animal & Human Ethics in Research

    In this episode we present two case studies of horror experiments and discuss how far ethics in medical research has come since then. While the main purpose of medical research is to generate new knowledge, this goal should never take precedence over the rights and wellbeing of individual research subjects - human or animal.


    Disclaimer: discretion advised


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    39 min
  • Episode 7 - Our first year PhD reflections and second year blues

    Welcome back to another episode! This one will be a trip down memory lane as we reflect on the first and second years of our PhD journeys. It is also our pleasure to include voice messages from fellow PhD students: Jordan, Dianah, Aswin and Sheeraz. 


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    53 min
  • Episode 6 - What do mice, atherosclerosis and KPOP have in common? With Jun

    We have a special guest this episode - Jun Woo Kim, who is a Masters student working on a tissue engineering project. Hear him speak about his life - moving from South Korea to Australia, his education, having 2 Masters degrees (almost) and his BIG plans for the future. Along the way we talk about the Korean Wave: Kpop, Kdramas and Kfood mmmmm and Jun dishes out some restaurant reccos and advice for future students.


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    51 min
  • Episode 5 - Having a healthy work/life balance, our food and exercise habits, dealing with procrastination and fluctuating levels of motivation and time management during our PhD.

    Join us this week as we dish out some advice on the importance of a healthy work/life balance and what we do to stay productive. Side-note...find out why calories don't count on Fridays.


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    33 min
  • Episode 4: Talking lab life, stepping out of your comfort zone and travelling around Australia with Nikki

    In episode 4, we introduce Nikki van den Berg, a Masters student on exchange in Australia. Originally from the Netherlands, Nikki is currently ticking off many things on her Oz bucket list including snorkelling with sea lions and pipetting 930 samples in a week. Find out how she manages to balance her work and life while living abroad in Oz for 6 months...Will it be the holiday that never ends?


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    24 min
  • Episode 2 - Transition from undergraduate to postgraduate studies and what advice we'd give ourselves on our first day of university.

    In this episode we discuss our transitions from undergraduate to postgraduate studies highlighting the pros and cons of each. We also transport ourselves back in time and give advice to our younger, more fresh faced selves. Oh if only we knew then what we know now! 


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    47 min
  • Episode 1 - How did we get here, what are we doing to ourselves and what do we do exactly?

    HI everyone, its your hosts Adilah and Ben. In episode 1 we dive right in and answer the tough questions. We hope you enjoy getting to know a little bit more about us, our projects and what led us to a PhD. Thanks for tuning in. Let us know your feedback and what you'd like us to talk about on the show. We may be PhD students but this podcast is really for other students, anyone who has a PhD student in their life and people curious to hear more about research (and our ramblings). Heres to creating more awareness about what some PhD students go through and highlighting some of our contributions to science. Cheerio off we go!


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    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUCjgNTYz4_TI5pm70YGWOQ

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    25 min

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