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Making Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 26: The Trust ShiftIn this episode, Jay and Anne give you an overview of the new Making Shift Happen microbook "The Trust Shift" and explore how trust can unlock high-performing teams. They delve into different types of trust, and practical tools for building and rebuilding trust in the workplaceThe Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD.Find out more about Making Shift Happen, The Honesty Box Project and our producers on our website, Linkedin and Instagram, and follow us for regular episode updates...2025-04-1027 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 25: Hit Your Dreams with Smaller TeamsJay and Anne sit down to chat about the golden rules of team sizes. How big is too big? And what principles should leaders follow in order to create successful teams? Find out in this episode! The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find out more about Making Shift Happen, The Honesty Box Project and our producers on our website, Linkedin and Instagram, and follow us for regular episode updates: https://www.linkedin.com/company/making-shift-happen/ https://www.linkedin.com...2024-11-1422 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 24: PowerPoint for ProsIn this episode, Jay sits down with Fiona Walsh, authorised Microsoft Master Instructor and founder of Empower Presentations, to share some of her favourite PowerPoint hacks. Whether you present in front of audiences regularly, or need PowerPoint slide decks in your day to day as a tool to convey information, these hacks will save you valuable time and make you more efficient at public speaking, and designing decks that will wow your audience! The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find Fiona...2024-10-1739 minAge of AgingAge of AgingArts on the MindAn Alzheimer's doctor goes to the opera...This isn't the start of a bad joke; it's the result of a collaboration between the Penn Memory Center and leaders of Philadelphia's arts community. The first of its kind at PMC, the Arts on the Mind Festival explored the intersection of the mind and art over a two-month event span. Music, literature, visual art, and film were all featured as mediums to better understand the importance of art in our lives and even how art can be used to help those with cognitive impairment.    On episode 2 of the Age of...2024-10-1527 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 23: The Four Agreements in LeadershipIn this episode, Jay and Anne talk about their leadership tool that is based on Don Miguel Ruiz' best-selling book The Four Agreements. Originally a guide to personal freedom, using the Four Agreements in leadership can help us enhance our leadership skills by creating a more positive and productive work environment. How? Listen to the episode now! The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find out more about Making Shift Happen, The Honesty Box Project and our producers on our website, Linkedin...2024-08-2128 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 22: Breathe to PerformIn this episode, Jay and Anne sit down to talk about one of their favourite energy management tools, the 4-6-8 breathing technique. This technique can help you manage stress in the moment, and be more mindful of your stress levels in general. Breathe to perform your best! The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find out more about Making Shift Happen, The Honesty Box Project and our producers on our website, Linkedin and Instagram, and follow us for regular episode updates: https://www.linkedin.com/company...2024-08-0818 minGet Latest Full Audiobooks in Romance, HistoricalGet Latest Full Audiobooks in Romance, Historical[German] - Bella Famiglia - Sofia und die Kunst des Eismachens (Ungekürzt) by Nico MahlerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/796154to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Bella Famiglia - Sofia und die Kunst des Eismachens (Ungekürzt) Author: Nico Mahler Narrator: Anne Düe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 26, 2024 Genres: Historical Publisher's Summary: Gelato D'Amore. München 1960er: Sofia sehnt sich nach der wahren Liebe. Die Erfahrungen, die sie bisher gemacht hat, will sie lieber vergessen. Jeden Freitag im Eissalon Bella Italia träumt sie sich in den Süden: Capri, Rimini, Roma. Allein die Namen sind verheißungsvoll. Doch Eigenbrötler Lorenzo, der Besitzer des Salons, weiß, dass das Lebe...2024-07-268h 14Making Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 21: In Conversation With Executive Coach Eamon FoleyIn this episode, Jay sits down with executive coach Eamon Foley to discuss the power of strong values and the importance of culture in order to deliver a company vision, how we can operationalise visions and make them come to life, the importance of emotional intelligence and relationship-building for leaders and business, as well as the power of executive coaching in the leadership development space. The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find Eamon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eamon-foley-740ba11b?utm_source=share&utm...2024-06-1848 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 20: Principles of Building Strong Relationships at WorkIn this episode, Jay and Anne share the Making Shift Happen principles of building strong relationships at work, and how truly listening and fuelling your colleagues' and team's ideas can create a good work environment. The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find out more about Making Shift Happen, The Honesty Box Project and our producers on our website, Linkedin and Instagram, and follow us for regular episode updates: https://www.linkedin.com/company/making-shift-happen/ https://www.linkedin.com/in...2024-03-1426 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 19: Leadership Tools from the RoadIn this episode, Jay and Anne chat about three essential leadership tools that were popular in our recent Making Shift Happen workshops and sessions all around Europe. Learn more about goal setting, risk management, and giving constructive feedback to become an even better leader. The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find out more about Making Shift Happen, The Honesty Box Project and our producers on our website, Linkedin and Instagram, and follow us for regular episode updates: https://www...2024-02-2924 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 18: March Forward With Your CareerIn this episode of the Making Shift Happen Podcast, Jay and special guest Fionann give an exclusive preview to their upcoming leadership session March Forward With Your Career, touching on finding the purpose of your career, how you can find the right job for you and the importance of strong networks, as well as the Making Shift Happen 5 Ds of Career Shifts. Sign up to the March Forward session in Dublin here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/march-forward-tickets-810163570047?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Connect with our special guest Fionnán O'Sullivan on LinkedIn here: https://w...2024-02-1629 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 17: The Importance of Self-Belief in LeadershipIn this episode of the Making Shift Happen Podcast, Jay and special guest Lucy Gernon talk about the role of self-belief in leadership. They dive deep into how limiting self-beliefs can hold us back in our leadership journey, and ways to overcome these roadblocks. Shift your beliefs to shift your results! The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find out more about Making Shift Happen, The Honesty Box Project and our producers on our website, Linkedin and...2023-12-1437 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 16: Managing Your MindsetIn this episode, Jay and Anne unpack the first of the Making Shift Happen Energy Management Habits: managing your mindset. We discuss three effective tools to help you manage your mindset and avoid getting stuck in a downward spiral of negative thinking that can rob us of our personal energy. The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find out more about Making Shift Happen, The Honesty Box Project and our producers on our website, Linkedin and Instagram, and follow us...2023-11-2328 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 15: Introduction to Energy Management HabitsIn this episode of the Making Shift Happen Podcast, Jay and Anne introduce you to the Making Shift Happen energy management habits. How can we effectively manage our personal energy in the stressful time coming up to the end of the year? Listen for an overview of our six habits! The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find out more about Making Shift Happen, The Honesty Box Project and our producers on our website, Linkedin and Instagram, and follow us...2023-11-0928 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 14: The 5 D's of Career Shifts IIIn this episode of the Making Shift Happen Podcast, Jay and Anne unpack the second part of our 5 D's of Career Shifts. Have you ever thought about changing careers but didn't know where to start? After discussing the first three D's of Career Shifts in our last episode, we talk about implementing your career path change: daring to take your next steps, and having the determination and grit to step outside of your comfort zone to reach your new career goals. The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD...2023-09-2219 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 13: The 5 D's of Career Shifts IIn this episode of the Making Shift Happen Podcast, Jay and Anne unpack the first part of our 5 D's of Career Shifts. Have you ever thought about changing careers but didn't know where to start? Diving deeper into the first three D's of Career Shifts, we talk about creating your own career path: Spending some time on reflecting our true desire, defining what the dent and impact is that we want to leave on the planet, and dreaming how do we want to achieving our goals. The Making Shift Happen podcast...2023-09-0729 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 12: The Career ShiftTo kick off our Career Shift mini series, Jay and Anne reflect on Jay’s own career shifts and the key principles he followed as he moved from being a scientist into the organisational development space and built a successful boutique consultancy. The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find out more about Making Shift Happen and our producers on our website and Linkedin, and follow us for regular episode updates: https://www.linkedin.com/company/making-shift-happen/ https://www.li...2023-08-1826 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 11: Emotional Control at WorkIn this episode of the Making Shift Happen Podcast, Jay and Anne discuss how to control and regulate your negative emotions and responses in the workplace. They explore cognitive reasons why we feel threatened, and share tools so we can respond rather than react to create a more positive work environment. The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find out more about Making Shift Happen and our producers on our website and Linkedin, and follow us for regular episode updates: ...2023-08-0429 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 10: From Excuses to Getting Stuff DoneIn this episode of the Making Shift Happen podcast, our managing director Jay Chopra discusses how we can challenge and overcome our inner belief systems in order to take ownership of our tasks and get stuff done! The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find out more about Making Shift Happen and our producers on our website and Linkedin, and follow us for regular episode updates: https://www.linkedin.com/company/making-shift-happen/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-chopra-phd-%F0%9...2023-07-0717 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 9: Leadershift Deep Dive: From Telling to AskingIn this episode of the Making Shift Happen podcast, we take a deep dive into our second leadershift From Controlling to Empowering and explore how we can effectively coach our teams by moving from telling to asking. The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find out more about Making Shift Happen and our producers on our website and Linkedin, and follow us for regular episode updates: https://www.linkedin.com/company/making-shift-happen/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-chopra-phd-%F0%9...2023-04-2126 minPhD PendingPhD Pending7.08 Supervisor Special IIIn this second part of our season finale, we talk to Dr Alan Gibbs, Anne’s PhD supervisor, about supervisor meetings do’s and don’ts, communication outside of supervisor meetings, conferences and publications, how to deal with a strained supervisor relationship, submission and viva preparations, and what the relationship between supervisor and PhD student can look like after the project is finished. Find out more about Alan Gibbs here: http://publish.ucc.ie/researchprofiles/A014/agibbs This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in...2023-03-2250 minPhD PendingPhD Pending7.07 The Big Supervisor Special IIn this first part of our season finale, we talk to Dr Alan Gibbs, Anne’s PhD supervisor, about things to look out for when choosing a supervisor, what supervisors look for in a supervisee, how to go about approaching a potential supervisor and what to look out for when writing your PhD proposal. Find out more about Alan Gibbs here: http://publish.ucc.ie/researchprofiles/A014/agibbs This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and In...2023-03-0844 minPhD PendingPhD Pending7.06 Dealing With a Chronic Illness During Your PhDIn this episode, Anne sits down with former co-host Éadaoin Regan to chat about Éadaoin’s medical journey to becoming diagnosed with the chronic illness PCOS, and how this has affected her postgraduate studies. We talk about the impact of her symptoms on her day-to-day research, the financial fallout of the medical care she required, and how the PhD worked as an escape to keep her sane during the most gruelling parts of her ongoing struggle with chronic illness. Please note   that every chronic illness and medical experience is different. We do not offer any medical advice in this episod...2023-02-2232 minPhD PendingPhD Pending7.05 PhDs Worldwide: CanadaIn this episode, Anne sits down with listener Virginie Gagné to talk about the ins and outs of the Canadian PhD system. How does it work in a bilingual country? How do you apply? What do you need to watch out for? How does teaching and admin work? We answer all those questions and many more! Find Virginie’s Instagram here: @virginiegagne Find Virginie’s LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginie-gagn%C3%A9-8a00ab7a/ This episode of PhD Pending was written and produ...2023-02-0845 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 8: Intentional Leadership: From Controlling to EmpoweringIn this episode of the Making Shift Happen Podcast, we talk about our leadershift “From Controlling to Empowering”, and dig deep into the science of trust, how trust and empowerment are interlinked, and the benefits of empowered teams. The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD. Find out more about Making Shift Happen and our producers on our website and Linkedin, and follow us for regular episode updates: https://www.linkedin.com/company/making-shift-happen/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jay-chopra-phd-%F0%9...2023-02-0323 minPhD PendingPhD Pending7.04 Starting a Business During Your PhDIn this episode, Anne sits down with PhD Pending regular Luciana Lilley to talk about how she started a thriving business while also writing her PhD thesis. Luciana shares tips on how to get your business idea off the ground, and we do a deep dive on what transferrable skills specifically humanities PhDs have that help you become a successful entrepreneur. This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or write an email to phdpendingpod@gmail.com.If you...2023-01-2542 minPhD PendingPhD Pending7.03 How We Finished Our PhDs in 3 YearsIn this episode, Anne sits down with her best friend Katherine Mansfield-Solanki to talk about how they both finished their PhDs in three instead of four years. We talk about the reasons why we decided to shorten our degrees, what our day-to-day research routines looked like, how we ensured our work-life-balance, and get candid about what we missed out on by finishing in three quarters of the time. Find Katherine’s Instagram here: @unbrokenspines This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact wi...2023-01-1142 minPhD PendingPhD Pending7.02 Humanities PhD Meets Science PhD IIIn our second part of the Humanities Meets a Science PhD episode, Martin and I continue our conversation and talk about imposter syndrome in the sciences, teaching, and vivas. Find Martin’s ResearchGate page here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Kordts This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or write an email to phdpendingpod@gmail.com.If you like our content, support PhD Pending by subscribing to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.co...2022-12-2837 minPhD PendingPhD Pending7.01 Humanities PhD Meets Science PhD IIn a PhD Pending first, we welcome a science PhD on the show! In this big compare and contrast, my guest Dr Martin Kordts and I talk about funding and how to apply for a science PhD, what a typical lab day looks like, how conferences and publications work in the sciences. Find Martin’s ResearchGate page here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Kordts Find Martin's band Sir Gerry here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zYPhKYX4qYgylalCvZyAW?si=v4fQEoCdQyGZ2qh3lCZ-YA This episode of PhD Pending wa...2022-12-1433 minPhD PendingPhD PendingGet Ready for Season 7!Get ready for season 7 of PhD Pending, starting 14th December 2022, and for our PhD Pending Patreon subscribers with early access to new episodes on 9th December 2022! This  episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in  contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or write an email to phdpendingpod@gmail.com. If you like our content, support PhD Pending by subscribing to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/phdpendingpod, or heading to our Buy Me A Coffee  page for a once-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Jin...2022-12-0702 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 7: Intentional Leadership: From Busy to ProductiveIn this episode of the Making Shift Happen Podcast, we talk about leadershift no. 3: From Busy to Productive. Jay interviews Anne on the difference between business and productivity, and we dive deep into productivity hacks and how being more mindful about how we manage our time helps us become more intentional leaders. The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD (Academy  Lead and Consultant). Find out more about Making Shift Happen and our producers on our website and Linkedin, and follow us for...2022-08-2649 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 6: Intentional Leadership: Looking InwardWe are back with another episode of the Making Shift Happen Podcast, the podcast all about making work more human! In this episode, Jay and Anne unpack intentional leadership and what it means to be an intentional leader. We dive deeper into the dark side of leadership and how our egos can manifest, and show how in order to become an intentional leader, we need to look inward first. The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay  Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD (Academy  Lead and Consultant). Find out...2022-07-2241 minPhD PendingPhD Pending6.08 The Big Postdoc ExtravaganzaIn our season finale, we sit down with Ailbhe McDaid (University College Cork), Louise Benson-James (Ghent University), and Jay Shelat (UNC Greensboro) to discuss everything postdoc! How do postdocs work? Do we need one to get a job in academia? Are there international standards? What does the day-to-day of a postdoc look like? And what about the application process? Join us as we decode the ins and outs of postdoc programmes as a potential next step after the PhD. Find Ailbhe's Twitter here: @McDaid_Ailbhe Find Louise's Twitter here: @loubreejames ...2022-07-131h 07PhD PendingPhD Pending6.07 MA Asks a PhDIn this episode, Anne is interviewed by her former student Cian Egan about expectations vs. reality when it comes to starting a PhD programme. We talk about how Anne’s actual PhD experience differed from her expectations, what unexpected challenges and mental blocks she experienced, what admin work really looks like, and if it’s worth it to teach when doing your PhD. About Cian: Cian Egan is a recent graduate of the BA in English programme at UCC. As an academic writer, his interest lies primarily in the intersection of feminist literary theory and...2022-06-2945 minPhD PendingPhD Pending6.06 Changing Your Supervisor in the Middle of Your PhDIn this episode, we chat with Marnina Winkler about her experience with changing her supervisor in the middle of her PhD research. We dive deeper into how her research took her on a path that was so different to her original proposal that it necessitated a move to a different department, how she managed the process, how it impacted her mental health, and what her project and life looks like now that she has a new supervisory team. About Marnina: Marnina is originally from Utah in the United States but has been living in...2022-06-1554 minPhD PendingPhD Pending6.05 PhDs Worldwide: AustraliaIn this episode, we chat with Dr Ashleigh Prosser about the Australian PhD system. How does it work? How much teaching is involved? What does the application process look like? Find out more in this week's deep dive! About Ashleigh: Dr Ashleigh Prosser FHEA is an early career researcher, and the Manager Capability Development in the Educational Enhancement Unit (Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Education) at the University of Western Australia. She completed her PhD by research in English & Cultural Studies at the University of Western Australia, for which she wrote a study of the Gothic mode...2022-06-0148 minPhD PendingPhD Pending6.04 Doing Bilingual Research for your PhDIn this episode, we chat with Luke Watson about how he manages doing research in two languages, English and French. We dive deeper into how he treats historical sources in both languages, what to watch out for when integrating bilingual sources in your own writing, and how critical analysis changes when dealing with texts from two different cultures and in two different languages. Find Luke’s Twitter here: @TheCelticRaven This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or write an em...2022-05-1838 minPhD PendingPhD Pending6.03 Getting Published in a High-Impact JournalIn this episode, we sit down with Dr Samantha Morse to chat about her approach to getting published in a high-profile journal early on in her PhD programme. We talk about her approach to writing and researching, the submission, the peer-review process, and the impact of a high-impact publication on her PhD. About Sam: Sam specializes in long 19thC British literature with an emphasis on the Gothic and affect theory. She finished her PhD in 2020–an unfortunate COVID grad who didn't get a hooding ceremony, alas. She accepted an English faculty position at an el...2022-05-0446 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 5: Introduction to Intentional LeadershipWe are back with the Making Shift Happen Podcast, the podcast all about making work more human! In this brand-new season, we focus on intentional leadership, and in our first episode, Jay Chopra and Anne Mahler give an introduction to the concept of intentional leadership, explain why it has become a focus for us now, and Jay shares his own background journey to realising the importance of intentional leadership. The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD (Academy Lead and Consultant). Find ou...2022-04-2236 minPhD PendingPhD Pending6.02 Blogging Your PhD ExperienceIn this episode, we chat with Bri LeBusque, the woman behind the popular PhD blog DrofWhat about how blogging can help you to process your PhD experience. We discuss the practicalities of creating a blog, how not to let an upload schedule get in the way of using it as a tool of reflection, and how a blog is a great way to create a community of PhD peers. Dr. Brianna Le Busque has a PhD in Psychology and has a PhD blog called dr.ofwhat which she started six years ago at the start of her...2022-04-2044 minPhD PendingPhD Pending6.01 Marking Student Assignments & Giving Feedback as a PhDIn this episode, we sit down with former co-host Éadaoin Regan to chat about how we give feedback to our students when we return marks and assignments. We talk about our strategies on how we approach face-to-face feedback conversations, what to watch out for when giving feedback on in-class presentations, and how we give feedback on written assignments, both as margin notes and as feedback paragraphs. Find Éadaoin’s Instagram here: @eadaoinnireagain Find Éadaoin’s Twitter here: @ERegan91 This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne...2022-04-0647 minPhD PendingPhD PendingGet Ready for Season 6!Get ready for season 6 of PhD Pending, starting 6th April 2022, and for our PhD Pending Bonus and Super Patrons with early access to new episodes on 1st April 2022 (this is not an April Fools joke)! This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. If you like our content, support PhD Pending by subscribing to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/phdpendingpod, or heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page for a once-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram...2022-03-3002 minPhD PendingPhD PendingPhD Pending is now on Patreon & Introducing PhD Pending Coffee Breaks!Hey PhD Pending listeners! PhD Pending is now on Patreon! Become a patron and support the show: https://www.patreon.com/phdpendingpod. This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or via email to phdpendingpod@gmail.com. If you like our content, support PhD Pending by subscribing to our Patreon page, or heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page for a once-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Jingle by Scott Holmes ("Good Times," licensed CC BY-NC 4.0, available...2022-03-2303 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 4: How Whole-Brain Thinking Can Help Us Navigate in a Hybrid Working WorldIn the final episode of our hybrid working topic, we are tying all aspects of hybrid working (communication, trust, and leadership) together with the help of Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, Chair of the Board and Chief Thought Leader of Herrmann. Ann gives us an overview of Whole-Brain Thinking® and the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument, and how Whole-Brain Thinking® can help us to thrive in the hybrid working world. Find out more about Whole-Brain Thinking® here: https://www.thinkherrmann.com/ The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD...2022-03-0437 minPhD PendingPhD Pending5.08 The Big Precarity in Academia RoundtableIn our season 5 finale, we sit down with Dr Mirand Corcoran, Dr Dara Downey, and Dr Deirdre Flynn for a candid discussion of what it's like to be precarious as an early-career researcher. We talk about different kinds of short-term contracts, how the existing academic system enables pay below minimal wage for ECRs and how academic culture fuels our willingness to be exploited, and cover what we can do individually and collectively to work towards changing the system. Find Deirdre's article " On Being Precarious" here: https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10.3366/iur.2020.0433 ...2022-03-021h 23PhD PendingPhD Pending5.07 Managing Archival Work For Your PhDHold on to your receipts! In this episode of PhD Pending, we chat to Dr Trisha O'Connor about her experience with travelling abroad to to do archival research for her PhD project. We dive deeper into how she prepared for the trip, what challenges she ran into, and Trisha shares her tips on how to make the most of your time with historical sources, and what to watch out for when dealing with funding money. About Trisha: Trisha is a Digital Humanities researcher from Cork, Ireland. She is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research...2022-02-1652 minPhD PendingPhD Pending5.06 Navigating your Cultural Identity in a Eurocentric PhD FieldIn this episode, we chat to Jianing Li about her experiences of navigating her cultural identity as a Chinese woman in medieval studies, one of the most Eurocentric fields of study in the humanities. We dive deeper into what challenges she faces with university admin, struggles with systemic racism, the importance of supportive supervisors and mentors, and regaining your voice and claiming your space in a male-dominated, white space in academia.   About Jianing: Jianing has recently completed her PhD in medieval literature. She originally comes from China. Her research interests vary from medieval romance, to post-colonial history, t...2022-02-0248 minPhD PendingPhD Pending5.05 PhDs Worldwide: GermanyIn this episode, we chat to Marthe-Siobhán Hecke about the German PhD system. How does it work? How much teaching is involved? What does the application process look like? And what? No student fees?! Find out more in this week's deep dive! Find Marthe-Siobhán's Twitter here: @1hecke If you like our content, support PhD Pending by heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page and donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with Ph...2022-01-1945 minPhD PendingPhD Pending5.04 Having a Baby During Your PhDIn this episode, we sit down with Catherine Styles and chat about her experiences with having a baby midway through her PhD. We dive deeper into how she prepared her research for maternity leave, how she manages the workload of her PhD and childcare, the parallels between mum guilt and imposter syndrome, and Cat shares her tips on how to stay sane as a parent who is also an early-career scholar. Find Cat's Twitter here: @pea_green_boat Catherine Styles is a part-time PhD student at the University of...2022-01-0539 minPhD PendingPhD Pending5.03 Introduction to PhD Productivity: Learn How to Say No & Your QuestionsIn this final episode of our PhD Productivity series, we once again welcome productivity guru and podcaster Jeff Sanders  to talk about PhD productivity hacks. This time, we talk about learning how to say no and setting boundaries to be able to focus on our most important tasks. We also answer some of your questions that you submitted on Instagram and Twitter. About Jeff Sanders: https://www.jeffsanders.com/ Jeff is a keynote speaker, productivity coach, author of The 5 AM  Miracle, The Free-Time Formula, and founder of The Rockin’ Productivity  Academy. He is al...2021-12-1529 minPhD PendingPhD Pending5.02 Introduction to PhD Productivity: Focused Blocks of TimeIn this episode, we once again welcome productivity guru and podcaster Jeff Sanders to talk about PhD productivity hacks. We unpack what to do with the time that we have freed up by managing our productivity better, and how to implement a system to do deep focus work, a strategy that Jeff coins “Focused Blocks of Time”. About Jeff Sanders: https://www.jeffsanders.com/ Jeff is a keynote speaker, productivity coach, author of The 5 AM Miracle, The Free-Time Formula, and founder of The Rockin’ Productivity Academy. He is also the host of The 5...2021-12-0121 minPhD PendingPhD Pending5.01 Introduction to PhD Productivity: Time Management & Dealing with DistractionsIn this episode, we welcome productivity guru and podcaster Jeff Sanders to talk about PhD productivity hacks. We dive deeper into time management and how to deal with distractions, boundaries, to-do lists, and multitasking, and what we can do when we feel overwhelmed and drowning in work. We also cover how we can most effectively deal with distractions like emails, and working in a shared office space. About Jeff Sanders: https://www.jeffsanders.com/ Jeff is a keynote speaker, productivity coach, author of The 5 AM Miracle, The Free-Time Formula, and founder of...2021-11-1731 minPhD PendingPhD PendingGet Ready for Season 5!PhD Pending is back with season 5 on Wednesday, 17th November 2021! In this new season, I am very excited to bring you a 3-part series all about PhD productivity, and of course more of the PhD Pending content that you know and love. We will welcome new guests, and have some returning friends of the show on as well. Until then, please subscribe on your favourite podcast app, rate us 5 stars, and leave us a review. I’m looking forward to seeing you back here in two weeks for our first episode of season 5! ...2021-11-0301 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 3: Leadership in the Hybrid Working WorldIn this episode of the Making Shift Happen Podcast, Jay and Anne sit down with Pilar Orti to chat about leadership in the new hybrid work environment. Pilar is the director of Virtual not Distant, which she set up in 2016. The company provides training for managers of remote teams, and is developing the programme Podcasting for Connection, to help employees stay connected together, regardless of where they're based. Find out more about Pilar's work: https://www.virtualnotdistant.com/about The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and...2021-10-2247 minPhD PendingPhD Pending4.08 PhD Pending reviews Netflix's The ChairIn our season finale, we sit down with Jianing Li, Luciana Lilley, and Tifany Soga to review Netflix's The Chair. We chat about the key themes, how accurately it matches up with our experiences in academia, and unpack some of its more problematic moments. The Chair was released by Netflix earlier this year. For everyone who hasn’t had a chance to watch it yet, Netflix summarises the plot of the first season as follows: At a major university, the first woman of color to become chair tries to meet the dizzying demands and hi...2021-10-201h 36PhD PendingPhD Pending4.07 Managing Editor's FeedbackIn a spontaneous follow-up episode to 4.06 Co-Authoring a Journal Article, Anne and Miranda sit down to discuss updates on their recent co-authored journal article submission. We discuss the reasons behind long turnaround times for publications in the humanities, how the peer-review process works, and reveal the reviewer feedback we received, our reaction, and our next steps. Find Miranda's Twitter here: @middleagedwitch Miranda Corcoran is currently a lecturer in twenty-first-century literature at University College Cork. She’s currently writing a monograph on adolescence and witchcraft in American popular culture. She is...2021-10-0641 minPhD PendingPhD Pending4.06 Co-Authoring a Journal ArticleIn this episode, we chat with Dr Miranda Corcoran about collaborating with other academics to write co-authored journal articles. We share some experiences of our writing and editing process, and communication strategies so that your collaboration will be a success.  Find Miranda's Twitter here: @middleagedwitch Miranda Corcoran is currently a lecturer in twenty-first-century literature at University College Cork. She’s currently writing a monograph on adolescence and witchcraft in American popular culture. She is also the co-editor (with Steve Gronert Ellerhoff) of Exploring the Horror of Supernatural Fiction: Ray Bra...2021-09-2248 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 2: The Importance of Communication in Hybrid Working EnvironmentsIn this episode of the Making Shift Happen Podcast, Jay and Anne sit down with Owen Fitzpatrick, Social Psychologist, international best-selling author and globetrotting speaker, to chat about the importance of communication in the emerging hybrid work environment. Find out more about Owen's work and links to his social media on his website: https://owenfitzpatrick.com/ The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD (Academy Lead and Consultant). Find out more about Making Shift Happen and our p...2021-09-0847 minPhD PendingPhD Pending4.05 YouTube as PhD Side HustleTurning your passion into a lucrative side hustle during your PhD? We sit down with Tiezheng Bu to talk about his successful YouTube channel Vicarious Voyager, and how he balances video production and work while pursuing a joint MD/PhD programme. We debate what's worse, EasyJet or Ryanair, get insight into how a humanities PhD is less restrictive than a science PhD, and share travel hacks for when you didn’t get funding for your next conference abroad. Subscribe to Tiezheng‘s YouTube channel for beautifully shot and produced aviation videos for the perfect escapism binge during your next lunc...2021-09-0846 minPhD PendingPhD Pending4.04 Doing a Part-Time PhDIn this episode of PhD Pending, we chat to Dr Robert Lloyd about his decision to change his full-time PhD to a part-time PhD. We talk about how a part-time PhD is different to a full-time programme, and his experience with productivity, teaching, and conferences during his part-time research. We also touch on the mental and financial impact of changing to part-time, and how it can have a positive impact on your work-life-balance. Dr Robert Lloyd completed both his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Cardiff University, and was awarded his PhD in January of...2021-08-2547 minPhD PendingPhD Pending4.03 PhD Funding & Grant ApplicationsIn this episode of PhD Pending, we chat with Dr Samantha Dockray, Anne's former funding application mentor, about the ins and outs of PhD funding applications, the behind-the-scenes of funding bodies, reference letters, the mental fallout of rejection, and answer listener questions about cracking the code of writing a (potentially) successful application.  About Samantha: Samantha is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology at University College Cork. Samantha's research is centred on understanding health and wellbeing during adolescence, and particularly interested in how biological process, such as puberty, can influence behaviour and health. Samantha is th...2021-08-1148 minMaking Shift Happen PodcastMaking Shift Happen PodcastEpisode 1: Hybrid Working & TrustIn this episode of the Making Shift Happen Podcast, Jay sits down with Richard Hogan, Fulbright Scholar and columnist with the Irish Examiner, to chat about the importance of trust in the emerging hybrid work environment.  Find out more about Richard's work on Instagram: @officialrichardhogan. The Making Shift Happen podcast is written and produced by Jay Chopra, PhD (Managing Director) and Anne Mahler, PhD (Academy Lead and  Consultant). Find out more about Making Shift Happen and our  producers on our website and Linkedin, and follow us for regular epi...2021-08-0353 minPhD PendingPhD Pending4.02 PhDs Worldwide: United StatesIn this episode, we talk to Luciana Lilley about the American PhD system. How does it work? How much teaching is involved? What does the application process look like? And what are comps? Answers to all these questions in this week's interview!  Luciana's bio: Luciana Lilley is an American doctoral candidate in English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro whose concentrations are 19th century British and American comparative literatures. Her areas of interest are explorations of literal and metaphorical cannibalism in texts, feministand embodiment theories, and women writers. She’s also a foodie and business own...2021-07-2850 minPhD PendingPhD Pending4.01 Managing PhD Productivity in the Second Year of the PandemicIn this episode, we chat to Cindy Veldhuis about the impact of the pandemic on PhD productivity, and get into some hands-on tips on how to stay productive, managing reopening anxiety, and what a hybrid research world might look like.  Find Cindy on Twitter here: @CindyBVeldhuis Cindy's bio: Hi, I'm Cindy Veldhuis (pronounced veld-hice). I have a Bachelors in Theatre and Psychology as well as a Masters in Cognitive Psychology from the University of Oregon, and a PhD in Psychology (health psychology emphasis) from the University of Illinois at Chicago. I am c...2021-07-1443 minPhD PendingPhD Pending3.08 PhD Pending Mailbox: Answering your QuestionsIn the season finale, we answer listener questions about how to manage funding and finances during your PhD, and what we think about the academic job market and pursuing a PhD in your early 30s. We love hearing from you! If you have a question or an idea for an upcoming episode, send us an email or message us! We also share some exciting news about season 4! If you like our content, support PhD Pending by heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page and donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.c...2021-06-1628 minPhD PendingPhD Pending3.07 Creativity During Your PhDIn this episode, Anne interviews Jenni and Éadaoin about the benefits and challenges of pursuing creative projects during the PhD. We discuss how to find the time to write in various mediums alongside PhD commitments and whether a routine is useful for - or detrimental to - the creative proces. Finally, we chat about general creative inspirations, whether there is any crossover between the fiction we write and the fiction we research, and much more.  If you loved the sound of Jenni's novel and would like to support her, please follow the link below to purchase the e...2021-06-0224 minPhD PendingPhD Pending3.06 The Final Months of Your PhDThis week on PhD Pending, Anne, Éadaoin, and Jenni talk about the final months of the PhD. How did we collate our chapters into a completed thesis? What’s up with images in the thesis? What did our final editing processes look like? Find out this week on PhD Pending! Are you in the final stages of your PhD too? Join the conversation on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod! If you like our content, support PhD Pending by heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page and donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Your contribution wil...2021-05-1933 minPhD PendingPhD Pending3.05 Dating During a PhDIn this episode we discuss our various experiences with beginning and/or maintaining romantic relationships amidst the PhD process. From long distance relationships (planned and otherwise), making quality time for each other alongside deadlines, breakups, navigating dating during a pandemic, the partner's perspective, and how to handle suitors who think they know more about your research than you - we discuss it all! What are your dating tips/horror stories? Be sure to get in contact with us via our social media or email channels.  If you like our content, support PhD Pending by h...2021-05-0541 minPhD PendingPhD Pending3.04 Tech Issues During Your Virtual VivaWelcome back to another viva episode of PhD Pending! This week Anne and Jenni talk about Jenni’s viva and the technical difficulties she experienced along the way. Join the PhDs as they chat about wifi woes, arbitrary thesis structure, and impromptu tea breaks in this week’s episode of PhD Pending! If you like our content, support PhD Pending by heading to our Buy Me A  Coffee page and donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Your contribution will help us to buy much needed audio equipment to bring you new episodes in better sound quality. This episo...2021-04-2138 minPhD PendingPhD Pending3.03 Getting Your First PublicationIn this episode of PhD Pending, Anne, Éadaoin, and Jenni talk publishing! How did we get our first academic publications? How have conferences helped us get our starts, and who is the mysterious “peer reviewer number two”? Find out all this and more on this week’s episode of PhD Pending! If you like our content, support PhD Pending by heading to our Buy Me A  Coffee page and donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Your contribution will help us to buy much needed audio equipment to bring you new episodes in better sound quality. This episode of PhD P...2021-04-0728 minPhD PendingPhD Pending3.02 How to Organise Your First ConferenceIn this episode, we talk about organising our first conferences and how it went. We also share tips on what you should look out for when you organise a conference, may it be in person, or virtually. If you like our content, support PhD Pending by heading to our Buy Me A  Coffee page and donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Your contribution will help us to buy much needed audio equipment to bring you new episodes in better sound quality. This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Éadaoin Regan, Jennifer de...2021-03-2430 minCreativity for FutureCreativity for FutureCreativity for future/ Uma im Gespräch mit der indonesischen Performance Künstlerin Melati SuryodarmoMelati Suryodarmo,  (b. 1969, Solo, Indonesia) graduated from the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunscheweig, Germany under the tutelage of Marina Abramović and Anzu Furukawa with a Meisterschüler qualification in Performance Art. Her practice is informed by Butoh, dance and history, among others. Her work is the result of ongoing research in the movements of the body and its relationship to the self and the world. These are enshrined in photography, translated into choreographed dances, enacted in video or executed in live performances. Suryodarmo is interested in the psychological and physical agitations that may be from the self or the wo...2021-03-211h 13PhD PendingPhD Pending3.01 Pivoting to Online TeachingIn our first episode of season 3, we discuss how we moved all our teaching online amidst the pandemic. We talk about how to adjust lesson plans and assignments to student groups that are at different stages in their undergrad, and how students how experienced campus life before the first lockdown differ to the new generation that only knows online teaching. We also share our favourite apps and practices to make online teaching easier for ourselves, and for our students. Resources mentioned: Mentimeter (real-time polls): https://www.mentimeter.com/ ...2021-03-1037 minPhD PendingPhD Pending2.08 The Second Year SlumpIn the Season 2 series finale we address the second year slump. As this is a period often only discussed in hindsight, we talk about the importance of communicating with supervisors, peers, friends, and family during the this time. We reflect on what to expect, ways to overcome it, and how to avoid a third year slump!  Share your own second year slump experiences and tips for how to deal with it on our social media and, as always, thanks for listening! The crowd-noise app mentioned by Anne in this episode can be found at: https://coffitivity.com/ I...2021-02-1935 minPhD PendingPhD Pending2.07 Making the Most of a Conference Wine ReceptionIn this episode, we discuss how we go about making the most of conference wine receptions, and how to (literally) juggle networking, wine drinking, and nibbling at hors d'oeuvres at the end of a long conference day. Conference wine receptions can be a minefield of social anxieties, so we would love to hear your tips for a successful wine reception. Share them with us on our social media, or send us an email.  If you like our content, support  PhD Pending by heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page and donate: https://www.bu...2021-02-0536 minPhD PendingPhD Pending2.06 Writing Up A ChapterIn this episode, we talk about how we go about finding chapter arguments for our PhD projects, writing up our chapters, and what our editing processes look like. We also discuss problems we encountered along the way, and how we tackled them. If you like our content, support PhD Pending by heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page and donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Your contribution will help us to buy much needed audio equipment to bring you new episodes in better sound quality.  This episode of P...2021-01-2229 minPhD PendingPhD Pending2.05 Our First Teaching ExperiencesIn what was intended to be the last episode of 2020 (but due to a bonus episode is the first of 2021) , the PhD Pending team reflect on our first experiences with teaching in a university setting. We share our insights into expectations vs reality, over or under preparing for lessons, tried and tested methods of engagement and balancing it all. Finally, we highlight our best experiences as tutors. Share your own teaching tips and experiences with us on our social media and, as always, thanks for listening!  If you like our content, support PhD Pending by heading to o...2021-01-0842 minPhD PendingPhD PendingBONUS Passing a Virtual VivaOne of the three PhDs is no longer Pending! Join Anne Mahler and Éadaoin Regan as they discuss Anne's virtual viva. Together, they discuss Anne's preparation process, the ups and downs of having a Viva virtually, and what it feels like to finally be PhinisheD in this episode of PhD Pending.  If you like our content and want to share the holiday spirit, support PhD Pending by heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page and donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod.  Your contribution will help us to buy much needed audio equipment to bri...2020-12-2835 minPhD PendingPhD Pending2.04 Taking A (Christmas) BreakIn our special holiday episode, we discuss the importance of taking a break from work over Christmas, and how to handle questions from relatives about how our projects are going. We also talk about guilt surrounding taking breaks, and how we ensure a healthy work-life-balance over the holidays, and in general.  If you like our content and want to share the holiday spirit, support PhD Pending by heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page and donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod.  Your contribution will help us to buy much needed audio equipment to br...2020-12-1128 minPhD PendingPhD Pending2.03 A Typical PhD WorkdayIn the third episode of season two, Anne, Éadaoin, and Jenni talk about their typical workdays. We share tips for productivity, the background noise they prefer, and the ways they structure themselves through various apps, assorted calendars and planners, and the importance of remembering to step away from the work daily. Share your own workday tips with us on our social media and, as always, thanks for listening! The crowd-noise app mentioned by Anne in this episode can be found at: https://coffitivity.com/  If you like our content, support PhD Pending by heading to our Buy Me A Coffee pa...2020-11-2735 minPhD PendingPhD Pending2.02 The PhD CohortIn the second episode of season 2, we discuss the importance of support from your PhD peers and the ways which you can collaborate, both formally and informally, to make the most of your time in research. Though all of us here on the podcast have had a positive experience with our fellow PhDs, we know that not everyone will be as fortunate as us. With this in mind, we asked Tiffany Soga to send us a soundbite explaining her negative experience during her time of research and we discuss potential ways to help if you are having a similar...2020-11-1344 minPhD PendingPhD Pending2.01 Dealing With Imposter SyndromeIn our first episode of season 2, we discuss the much-dreaded imposter syndrome, when we first experienced it, and what our imposter syndrome triggers are. We also share coping mechanisms and tips on how we deal with imposter syndrome. Join the conversation on our social media and let us know your imposter syndrome coping mechanisms! If you like our content, support PhD Pending by heading to our Buy Me A  Coffee page and donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Your  contribution will help us to buy much needed audio equipment to bring  you new episodes in...2020-10-3051 minPhD PendingPhD Pending1.08 Unfunded: PhD Money HacksIf you liked season 1, support PhD Pending by heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page and donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Your contribution will help us to buy much needed audio equipment to bring you new seasons in better quality! In our season 1 finale, we want to break some of the stigmas surrounding finances during a PhD. We talk about our funding situations, the mental struggles that come with the precarious PhD time, and share our PhD money hacks to help you get more bang for your buck. Some of the tips...2020-10-0935 minPhD PendingPhD Pending1.07 The First Six MonthsIn this penultimate episode of Season 1, we discuss the expectations and reality of the first six months of our PhD. From registration, the first supervisor meeting, the writing, the research, funding, friends, and conferences we get into both the disappointments but also the surprises we found along the way. Finally, we discuss the three things we each wish we knew and what we might have done differently. This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Éadaoin Regan, Jennifer deBie, and Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter @phdpendingpod or via email under phdpendingpod@gmail.c...2020-09-2549 minPhD PendingPhD Pending1.06 Representation and Diversity in Academia: An Interview With Tiffany SogaIn the final episode of our miniseries, Anne chats to her friend Tiff about her experiences as an Asian American woman in the US and UK educational systems. We take a little deep dive into the marginalisation of Asian Americans in the States, talk about cultural activism, and who to reach out to when you want to educate yourself on BIPOC issues. Follow Tiff on Instagram: @tiffsoga Follow Tiff on Twitter: @OT_Soga Resources Mentioned: Slant'd (Slant’d is a collective of Asian Americans  celebrating the...2020-09-1156 minPhD PendingPhD Pending1.05 An Interview With: Melanie Grace RajanToday’s guest is Melanie Grace Rajan, a final year PhD student currently based in Northern Ireland. In this episode, Éadaoin Regan chats with Melanie about her experiences with racism in academia, general day to day life in both Ireland and the UK. However, this episode largely focuses on Melanie's research which focuses on mass social media protest movements. Melanie provides a fascinating overview of the parallels and obstacles for both the Me Too and Black Lives Matter movements, the difference they can make and the importance of uplifting appropriate voices. In an effort to ensure we are providing further use...2020-08-281h 00PhD PendingPhD Pending1.04 Representation and Diversity in Academia: An Interview With Josie JohnsonIn this special episode, Anne talks with her friend Josie about her experiences as a black woman in the UK academic system. We also touch on what it was like growing up in the UK with English, Jamaican and Cuban heritages, institutional racism in the English school system and work environments, and black hair culture and its appropriation.  Find our usual podcast donation page here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. This week, all donations will go to Josie’s charity pick Maternity Action. Maternity Action is the UK’s leading charity committed to ending inequ...2020-08-141h 03PhD PendingPhD Pending1.03 Moving for Your StudiesIn this episode, we discuss the highs and lows of moving for a degree. Drawing upon mistakes made and insights garnered, we discuss hard-won lessons in culture shock, making friends, accommodation, finances, a new academic environment, and more.  This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Éadaoin Regan, Jennifer deBie, and Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter @phdpendingpod or via email under phdpendingpod@gmail.com. You can also find us on Instagram @phdpendingpod. Artwork by Niamh Dee. Support PhD Pending: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod2020-07-3138 minPhD PendingPhD Pending1.02 PhD Routines During Covid-19In this episode, we discuss our experience of learning that our university research space would be closing, how we adapted, and tips and tricks for productivity. We also delve into how we give ourselves a break on the days when mental health - rightfully- takes precedence over research, and the learnings we hope to take into our everyday routine in a post-lockdown world.  This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Éadaoin Regan, Jennifer deBie, and Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter @phdpendingpod or via email under phdpendingpod@gm...2020-07-1736 minPhD PendingPhD Pending1.01 How We Started Our PhD JourneyIn this episode, we talk about how we came to be in the same PhD programme in Ireland. Join us when we discuss our experiences with finding advisors, to choosing our topics, and navigating the application process. This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Éadaoin Regan, Jennifer deBie, and Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on twitter @phdpendingpod or via email under phdpendingpod@gmail.com. Artwork by Niamh Dee. Production advice by Max Stottrop. Check out his podcast Heaps of Unreal Images now on your podcast platform. Sound editing advice by Jerome Kelleher. Support PhD P...2020-06-3033 min