Doing a PhD during the Pandemic
from Scholars Unbound Hosted by Dahlia Simangan
Episode 23: It's no news that the Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly changed our lives, but how do international students cope with unfortunate news from home while continuing their studies abroad? Irine Hiraswari Gayatri, a student from Indonesia (the most recent pandemic hotspot in Asia) who is currently studying in Australia (a country known for its tough lockdown and border controls) answers this and other difficult but important questions in this episode. Irine is a PhD candidate at the Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) Centre, School of Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Monash University, supported by an Australia Award Scholarship. She is also a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Political Studies, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and writes regularly about security issues in Indonesia. Her latest article is for the Australian Outlook about terrorism in Indonesia during the pandemic. You can find her other articles here or follow her on Twitter (@gayatriveda) for updates. Support this project by subscribing to our newsletter and joining our Facebook Group. Also available on iTunes, Spotify, and YouTube. Music by Lava Koirala
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