Luke1h ago

Here are the wonderful videos from the final of our University of Leeds Three Minute Thesis competition: masterpieces of succinct research communication.

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®), created by The University of Queensland, challenges doctoral researchers to communicate their research in a clear and engaging way, using one static slide, no props, and in exactly 180 seconds.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBClguU_BqDRcuscRoC6DcHUZ4Pq5M3Mt&si=tFVnyMObgEx1l4Q-

#3mt #threeminutethesis #universityofleeds #leeds #research #phd #phdlife

3MT University of Leeds: Final 2026

Watch all the talks from the finalists of the University of Leeds 3MT Final 2026. #3mt #threeminutethesis #universityofleeds #leeds #research #phd #phdlife

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Christoph Jabs2h ago

Not a bad view to be writing my thesis intro from. But oh dear, it's an emotional rollercoaster of feeling like I'm making good progress and then I'm stuck the next day, and I'm happy that this chapter is finally drawing to its close, but it's also bittersweet.

#phdlife #academicchatter #AcademicMastodon

Dr. Anna Latour3h ago

More big news! My second PhD student also just started!

https://latower.github.io/posts/2026/04/fatemeh/

#AcademicMastodon #AcademicChatter #PhDLife #ProfessorLife

Fatemeh Jafari joins the team

Welcome to Fatemeh Jafari, the second doctoral student to join my team! I will co-supervise her with dr. Fabian Mies (Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics) and prof. dr. Mathijs de Weerdt during her 4-year PhD journey at the Algorithmics section.

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ai 🌈 🌺1d ago
Was paying $60 for 6 GB storage in #Zotero, but took the time to resync my articles to Google Drive with Zotmoov, and was able to downgrade my storage usage from a little over 2 GB to a little over 300 MB, which still put me over the free account, but let me go down to $20 for a 2 GB renewal. I do like using it for citations and annotations. I also use Obsidian, syncing notes to Google Drive storage with connectivity to Zotero. #phDLife #techTools
Dr. Anna Latour2d ago

Big news! My first PhD student started this month!

https://latower.github.io/posts/2026/04/bruna/

#ProfessorLife #PhDLife #AcademicMastodon #AcademicChatter

Bruna Bazaluk joins the team

Welcome to Bruna Bazaluk, the first doctoral student to join my team! I will co-supervise her with dr. Sicco Verwer during her 4-year PhD journey at the Algorithmics section.

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Yann Büchau 4d ago

I am amazed how well these 3D-printed PETG parts have survived all these years in the elements. They're gunked up, but still flexible and strong as ever.

These were part of the sensor network I build during my #PhD, which I tore down today. End of an era for me. A good one.

#3dPrinting #PhdLife

Alma Larsdotter Zweygberg4d ago
In an evil intersection between #PhDLife and #ToddlerParent life, I’m currently trying to draft a manuscript while having a song called Bum, with the lyrics “I have a bum, bum bum bum bum bum buuum” stuck in my brain.
UIowa Computer Science5d ago

𝗬𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗮𝗻𝗴 [Advisor: Guanpeng Li] will defend his doctoral thesis entitled "Data-efficient and Fault-tolerant Exascale Computing" tomorrow Thursday 4/16 at 3pm.

Deets at https://bit.ly/huang_4_16

#FinalExam #PhDLife #UIowaGrad26 #HPC #FaultTolerance

Dy Research6d ago

Empower your academic journey with DYA Research Centre! 🚀 From launching journals and editorial management to book publishing and global conferences, we support your vision. 📚

Partner with us: https://zurl.co/ytzlD

#Research #Publishing #PhDLife

Markus Osterhoff6d ago

Die RÅC Summer School 2026 (16.–23.08, Varberg, Schweden) ist offen für Bewerbungen. Der thematische Schwerpunkt ist „#Materialwissenschaften für #Nachhaltigkeit“. Es gibt bis zu 20 Vollstipendien […].

Diese Schule bietet
Einblicke und Kontakte in einem besonderen Rahmen und wird vom KFS für alle interessierten jungen Kolleg*innen empfohlen.

Die Bewerbungsfrist ist am 31. Mai 2026.

Weitere Infos: https://www.rac-school.org/rac2026

#Synchrotron #AcademicChatter #PhDLife

RÅC-2026