This past two weeks I attended a number of proposal defense of PhD students at my University. In this post, I discuss the general format of a proposal defense as well as discuss the most common...

Humans are social creatures. However, networking may not come naturally for most people. Nevertheless, we all need a social support system. As a PhD student, effective networking should be part...

Because of the covid-19 pandemic which has limited physical interactions and meetings, many institutions have taken to the various digital platforms to organise their events. The academic...

What is mind mapping? Mind mapping is a great strategy for writing effectively and quickly. It involves reading then grouping similar ideas together and creating links between different...