This post is shared by our DTP student Ella Howes, who is based at University of Leeds.
Introducing When Ella Met Phil:
Earlier this year, I started a diary about PhD life. Except in this diary, my PhD was called Phil. And I very much wrote about them as if they were my partner…
Because you see, doing a PhD is very much like being in a relationship! Some days you’re completely obsessed with each other, and other days you desperately need some time apart…
I met my Phil two years ago (online!) and soon after moved cities to be with them. It felt a lot like Married at First Sight – except I never got to wear a pretty dress (and I still don’t get out much).
Every week, I share a few of my diary entries about Phil in a new Substack (blog!) – called When Ella Met Phil.
My aim is to provide a (hopefully!) more enjoyable insight into the highs and lows of PhD life. Because PhDs can be very isolating. With a lot of time in our heads! It can be hard to know what’s normal or not…like for example, is it normal to get annoyed by Phil’s monotony (or am I just being an unsupportive partner?!).
You can subscribe to get these diary entries straight to your inbox here: https://whenellametphil.substack.com/welcome
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