Seeing a lot of advice being tweeted to new grad students, so instead I& #39;ll give chirp away to those 12 months their #PhD projects (newbies, pay attention too, this could be relevant to you this time next year). 1/5
#phdchat #AcademicChatter #gradschool #phdlife

Experiments fail. Shit happens. There can be a lot of trial and error to get things moving. But while it might seem like this year has been riddled with lab-based let downs, I promise you it isn& #39;t. 2/5

You& #39;re way more knowledgeable, experienced and skilled than the day you first walked through that lab/office door. That is progress. And that means you now have so much more to give. 3/5

Remain focused. Start strategising how this fits into the thesis. Keep picturing that research paper with your name in first author lights. Stay smart, kind and committed and you& #39;ll be forever important. 4/5

And you& #39;re doing this during a fucking pandemic. You& #39;re hard as nails. None of your seasoned peers can hold a candle to that.

Well done on your hard work so far. Now strap in, year 2 is starting and things are about to pick up speed.

You got this. Own every last bit of it.

5/5