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If you have ever wanted or wondered who to nominate for a New Years Honour Dr Christine Peters & Dr Teresa Inkster deserve mass nominations

They deserve to be celebrated. They have shown true bravery at significant personal cost

I am proud to know them

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This weeks #firstreadfriday is about #leadership #feminism and walking in the Lady Mayor's Show

Give it a read if you are interested in the history of women in the workplace, and why representation still matters

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It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student: How to thrive, not just survive, during your PhD Buy It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student: How to thrive, not just survive, during your PhD by Cloutman-Green BEM, Prof Elaine, Rickard, Dr Helen, Watkins, Dr Samuel, Wallace, Alice, Cloutman-Green, Jon (ISBN: 9781806050758) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Plenty of people have already contacted me this 2026 as they are looking to apply for PhDs, or are part of a January intake

I thought it would be a good time to re-share a link to my recent book in case it can support. On Amazon for as little as £2.99

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#PhD

Danish Foreign Minster Lars Løkke Rasmussen speaks after WH meeting: "For us, ideas that would not respect the territorial of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are of course totally unacceptable. We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement."

South Carolina measles cases jump 68% in one week amid holiday activities and lagging vaccination | CNN The first measles cases hit last fall, and the South Carolina health department declared an outbreak at the start of October. Now, more than 300 cases have been reported over the past few months, and ...

South Carolina measles cases jump 68% in one week amid holiday activities and lagging vaccination.
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The Aggressive Ambitions of Trump’s “Donroe Doctrine” After his assault on Venezuela, the President is turning his attention to the rest of the Western Hemisphere.

By attacking Venezuela, Donald Trump has established a precedent for other leaders—notably Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping—who want to take military action against countries in their respective regions. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

BREAKING: In a major blow to Donald Trump, the Senate voted 52–47 to advance a resolution that would bar the president from taking further military action in Venezuela without congressional approval. Republican Sens. Paul, Hawley, Murkowski, Collins, and Young supported the measure.

Looking Back and Looking Forward: A Girlymicro 2025 year in review and looking forward to 2026 This week is the first ‘return to normal’ back at work week for many people, and the reality can hit hard. I’ve been reading articles about how to get over this particular speed b…

For my first post in 2026 I wanted to use a bit of reflection from 2025 to map my thinking for 2026.

I can't wait to hear ideas about how we can build and develop our community and support each other more in the next 12 months

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Just a reminder that u never know where your random holiday discussion ideas will lead

2014 ideas post vs 2025 blog numbers

My point is this. If you have had the 'what if' conversations this winter holiday, please be brave and embed them beyond when you feel the brutal bump of a return to reality

Merry Christmas One and All Scrooge was better than his word. He did it all, and infinitely more; and to Tiny Tim, who did not die, he was a second father. He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as t…

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One of my colleagues passed away this morning

Drink that champagne people

Kiss that crush

Live the moment

None of us know when this crazy roller coaster will end. Get off the ride with no regrets

It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student: How to thrive, not just survive, during your PhD Buy It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student: How to thrive, not just survive, during your PhD by Cloutman-Green BEM, Prof Elaine, Rickard, Dr Helen, Watkins, Dr Samuel, Wallace, Alice, Cloutman-Green, Jon (ISBN: 9781806050758) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

If you are still looking for a last minute stocking filler for those researchers and students in your life, today is the last day where you can pick up the kindle version of It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student for only 99p

#lessthanacupofcoffee

#phd #phdchat

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Counting myself so lucky to have another great review on Amazon for It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student

Even better for anyone who wants to pick it up, the Ebook is still on sale for only 99p for a few more days

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#phd #phdproblems #phdchat #phdlife

Looking for a Christmas pick me up for your students or the university bound

The kindle version of It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student will be on sale for 7 days from 12/09 - pick up the Ebook for only 99p

#PhDstudies #PhD #postdoctoralstudy #academiclife

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Looking for a Christmas pick me up for your students or the university bound

The kindle version of It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student will be on sale for 7 days from 12/09 - pick up the Ebook for only 99p

#PhDstudies #PhD #postdoctoralstudy #academiclife

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Still looking for a Christmas pick me up for your students or the university bound within your friends & family - great news!

The kindle version of It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student will be in sale for £1.99 for 7 days from the 15th December

#PhDstudies #PhD

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Graph showing 2025 reads at 21009, currently 469 reads less than 2024

The Girlymicrobiologist.com blog has just hit 21000 reads for 2025 with a few weeks left to go, on track to match/exceed 2024

I'm beyond grateful to everyone who writes guest blogs and those of you who take time to read their words and mine

Thank you everyone

#scienceblog #scienceblogger

It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student: How to thrive, not just survive, during your PhD Buy It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student: How to thrive, not just survive, during your PhD by Cloutman-Green BEM, Prof Elaine, Rickard, Dr Helen, Watkins, Dr Samuel, Wallace, Alice, Cloutman-Green, Jon (ISBN: 9781806050758) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

11 years ago today I passed my PhD viva

So much has happened since then, glorious experiences, things I would never have dreamed of

Sadly it's not the same for everyone. To try & even the playing field I wrote a book to try to help

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Guest Book Review: “It Shouldn’t Happen to a PhD Student” by Professor Elaine Cloutman-Green I must admit I shed a bit of a happy tear when this arrived unsolicited in my inbox, it’s been a bit of a week. My next thought was that there is no way I could share it, as it would be the e…

I wld never ask someone to write a blog about my book, in fact it took me a while to persuade myself it was OK to share this 1 that dropped into my inbox. I'm proud of the messages I've had saying that it has helped & my hope is it will help others still more

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Book no 1 is out and available to buy RIGHT NOW on Amazon (pls support if u can, it means the world)

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Book no 2 is being worked up & on representation of infection in media/TV

Hit me up with your ideas in case I've missed any, good/bad/ scientifically cringe worthy

Halloween 2025: Let’s talk all things vampirism and infection I am not a big Halloween girly, to be honest I can take it or leave it because I’m mostly excited about the build up to Christmas. That said, what I do love are movies and TV, and despite nev…

It's Halloween

You know what that means....

A blog post that focuses on infection and vampire movies/TV

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Time goes by so fast

It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student: How to thrive, not just survive, during your PhD Buy It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student: How to thrive, not just survive, during your PhD by Cloutman-Green BEM, Prof Elaine, Rickard, Dr Helen, Watkins, Dr Samuel, Wallace, Alice, Cloutman-Green, Jon (ISBN: 9781806050758) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Having a needed break frm wrking this wkend & letting the fact that my book has hit the shelves sink in

There's plenty in there on how to achieve academic success, but also on how to manage your work life balance & allow yourself time for reflection

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#phd #phdlife

The books for Fridays book launch have arrived!

If you can't make it to London you can still grab a copy at www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1806050765

#PhD #PhDstudies #PhDlife #PhDproblems #healthcarescience #academia #academiclife

I'm starting research for my 2025 Halloween blog post. It'll be on vampirism & infection in movies/TV

My starter for 10 list:

The Strain
Ultraviolet
The passage

Daybreakers
Underworld
Nosferatu
Blade

The Last Man on Earth
The Omega Man
I am Legend

What am I missing?

#halloween #vampires

Marking the Fifth Anniversary of the Girlymicrobiologist Blog by Launching My First Book – It Shouldn’t Happen to a PhD Student: How to thrive, not just survive, during your PhD This week marks the 5th anniversary of regular posting on Girlymicrobiologist.com. I can’t believe that time has flown by so quickly. I also can’t believe that something that started ou…

I can't believe its been five years already. You have all taught me so much and this is the result. An actual, real, book!

Thank you for all your continuous support. You encourage me to be brave, stay visible, and to keep moving forward.

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Oooh I haven't seen Australia, I will definitely add it to my list. Thank you!

All formats are now available

It Shouldn't Happen to a PhD Student: How to thrive, not just survive, during your PhD

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#PhDstudent #phd #phdchat #phdproblems #phdstudentlife #phdlife #phdjourney #phdcandidate #hsst #phdresearch #phdthesis #phdlifestyle #academia

Talking About The Traitors: What can watching tell us about group think/game theory/prisoners dilemma/group decision making? Buckle up, this is a long one, but I hope you’ll enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Many moons ago, I did an A-level in psychology. I enjoyed it so much that I even took some m…

The Traitors is back on our screens for exciting episodes, of what Mr Girlymicro refers to as 'Confirmation Bias Castle',

I thought I would share a blog I wrote discussing what the series can tell us about the benefits and pitfalls of group decision making

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The books for Fridays book launch have arrived!

If you can't make it to London you can still grab a copy at www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1806050765

#PhD #PhDstudies #PhDlife #PhDproblems #healthcarescience #academia #academiclife