The PhD Grind Podcast

In this episode, we are listening to Kelly's story, a second-year PhD student who continued working in the same lab after her master's degree. We discuss mentorship styles between MSc and PhD, the shadow of imposter syndrome, career goals, and work-life balance.  You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies? Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Love Me Back (Instrumental) on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, we are co-hosting with Mina (from season 1!) to interview George, her former mentor, who shares his unique PhD journey, which didn't go as planned, along with the lessons he learned during this challenging time, and how he continued to pursue an academic career, his growing passion, and his three postdocs.  You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies? Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Love Me Back (Instrumental) On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this third episode, we’re excited to welcome Martina, who shares her scientific career without pursuing a PhD! If you’re hesitant about pursuing a PhD and aiming for a career in industry, this episode is for you! You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies? Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Love Me Back (Instrumental) On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this second episode, we’re joined again by Slavica, who shares her best tips for nailing your next interview and helps you figure out if a job might be throwing some red flags. Link to killer questions at science job interviews and how to ace them: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03761-z You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies? Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Love Me Back (Instrumental) On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

Welcome back to season 2! As the first episode of this season, our host Stef is happy to share some great news regarding her PhD! Our first guest of this season is Laurence Romy, a Business Intelligence Manager at Biopôle Lausanne and the founder of the platform Lormina, where she shares others' unique professional journeys. Link to Lormina: https://www.lormina.ch/ You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies?  Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Love Me Back (Instrumental) On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

In the last episode of our first season, our host Stef discusses her experience with writing the PhD manuscript and th defense presentation. Thanks again for your support and don't forget to rate us five stars! You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies?  Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Gold On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, we had the chance to speak with Francesca from Italy, who earned her PhD in Life Sciences in Germany and then pursued a postdoctoral position in Switzerland, worked in industry for a few years, and has now returned to academia as a lab manager. We discuss topics such as finding your path during and after the PhD, how to be a good mentor for students, and basically, the sky is the only limit! Don't forget to rate us five stars! You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies?  Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Gold On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, we had the pleasure of hosting Kevin, a PhD graduate in industrial chemistry from Düsseldorf, Germany, who is also a podcast creator! With Kevin, we explore his PhD experience, which included publishing nearly three papers while simultaneously mentoring multiple students, and how he secured his current job, which is a blend of academia and industry. We also share some amusing stories about chemistry experiments that went awry.  Kevin's podcast link: https://innovateandreact.com/ Don't forget to rate us five stars! You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies?  Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Gold On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, we had the great opportunity to chat with Slavica, who earned a PhD in Biology in Australia and is the co-founder of Skills for Scientists at the University of Lausanne, a platform that guides students and graduates on their academic path and prepares them for the industry market. She shares her PhD journey and her tips on how to prepare yourself to enter the job market! The link for skills for scientists, available for students and postdocs studying at UNIL:⁠https://www.unil.ch/skillsforscientists/en/home.html⁠ Don't forget to rate us five stars! You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies?  Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Gold On ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, Alex is a third-year PhD student in Biology in Germany. She is also the host of the podcast PhD:The experience and has started more than 2 years ago her own podcast. She also shares her PhD journey and advice on doing a doctoral program in Germany. ⁠Alex's instagram: PhD.Theexperience⁠ Alex's podcast ⁠on Spotify⁠ where is the first part of this episode Don't forget to rate us five stars! You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies?  Feel free to contact us: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Music credits: Hotham - Gold  On ⁠⁠⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, Lenny is a fourth-year PhD student in life science. With his chemist background, he detects human diseases, such as cancer, using radioactive compounds. He also shares the challenges, hurdles, wins, soft skills, fun facts and lessons learned during his PhD. Also, we went through some funny stories he faced as a teaching assistant. Don't forget to rate us five stars! You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies? Feel free to contact us:[email protected] Music credits: Hotham - GoldOn ⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠

In this episode, Stan discusses his first year as a PhD student. With a background in pharmacy, Stan embraced the challenge of pursuing a PhD in biology, specifically focusing on Tregs in immunology! How did he navigate this transition? You'll have to listen to this episode to find out!  Don't forget to rate us five stars! You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies? Feel free to contact us:[email protected] Music credits: Hotham - GoldOn ⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠

In this mini-episode, we will provide tips on how to organize your data to be able to submit your thesis or your research paper.  Here are some tools references: Mind-mapping tools: Miro, XMindCreate professional-quality graphs: GraphPad Prism, Python (Matplotlib), or R (ggplot2)Design figures in high quality: Illustrator, Affinity DesignerElectronic lab notebooks (ELNs): LabArchives or Benchling To stay focus and write efficiently: the Pomodoro TechniqueHard drive reference: ⁠WD ⁠DD 4 To WD Elements PortableCloud storage services: Onedrive, Google Drive, iCloud, dropboxAutomate backups: Time Machine (Mac) or FreeFileSync (Windows) Project management tools: Trello, Asana, or NotionReference management tools: Zotero, EndNote, or Mendeley Version control to track changes in your manuscript : Git or GitHub Collaboration tools: Google Docs or OverleafInteractive and Dynamic data visualization tools: Tableau or Plotly Comment if you have any additional tools or tips! Don't forget to rate us five stars! You can follow us on Instagram:⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies? Feel free to contact us:[email protected] Music credits: Hotham - GoldOn ⁠⁠freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠

In this episode, we share the story of Chi, who went through a rough PhD and was forced to quit. After reflection, Chi gives also his advice on how to handle these complicated situations that you may face during your PhD. Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies? Feel free to contact us:[email protected] Or write us on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Make sure to subscribe to this podcast not to miss an episode. Don't hesitate to give us a five-star rating to support us! Music credits: Snoozy Beats - Wave of you (CC BY)On ⁠⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠⁠

In this episode, Anastasia shares her PhD journey. What made her start a PhD in Switzerland? Why did she decide to go for a Postdoc position in the US? What are the differences between working in a lab in Europe versus USA? Her advice on how to select a good lab for your PhD and how to adapt to a new work environment with different cultures.  Make sure to subscribe to this podcast to not miss an episode. Don't hesitate to give us a five-star rating to support us! You can follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@thephdgrind_podcast⁠⁠⁠ Want to share your PhD journey or a story related to your studies? Feel free to contact us: [email protected] Music credits: Hotham - Gold On ⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org⁠⁠