South African Young Academy of Science

Archive for February, 2021

  • Behind the scenes of a typical life of a PhD candidate

    I have always understood the concept of multitasking, but holding an umbrella in one hand, a cup of coffee in…

    by ncubekn
  • Trying to make it all look normal: A day in the life of a Masters student

    My walk to university from where I stay could count as my exercise for the day. It takes about 20…

    by Maseteditshego
  • Trying to make it all look normal: A day in the life of a Masters student

    My walk to university from where I stay could count as my exercise for the day. It takes about 20…

    by Maseteditshego
  • Could I make it as a studytuber?

    2021, another year of lockdown and the continuation of “unprecedented times”. Despite being a full-time registered PhD student, I have…

    by mauro95cesar
  • A fairly routine day of PhDing under lockdown level 3

    Starting my PhD in 2016, I felt accelerated by the prospect of conducting interviews across Cape Town for my anthropological…

    by leahjunck
  • Down the rabbit hole… and into the world of ‘StudyTubers’

    I’ve been trying to think back to when (and how) I first stumbled upon Lydia Violeta’s channel on YouTube. It was somewhere…

    by jenfitchett