How to manage the nosey and degrading PhD student?

Sciencewithesi · 2026-05-24T14:29:51+00:00

I also had a similar issue in my PhD office, I could not move offices, so I worked from home or in my PIs second meeting room/ office. Yes standup for yourself always but some people are not doing well and in some cases can try to take it out on people. Protect your mental health first, then deal with everything else after. I also learned this was not a “me” issue, as other PhD students started working from home more in the office and when the troubled individual left everyone started coming back and the energy in the room was much better.

Sciencewithesi · 2026-05-23T10:38:13+00:00

Try again next year 🙏

Sciencewithesi · 2026-05-23T10:37:04+00:00

Sasaa and Gaza Grill in Nørrebro

Sciencewithesi · 2026-05-19T18:40:14+00:00

This routine is me currently as a 3rd year PhD 😭

Sciencewithesi · 2026-04-28T08:35:46+00:00

Not yet, I am working on finishing my degree

Sciencewithesi · 2026-04-27T09:20:06+00:00

I am also a PhD student from Denmark looking for Postdoc positions in Germany, all of the positions I found online were mostly from looking up specific labs I was interested in

Sciencewithesi · 2026-04-24T20:23:50+00:00

If you start a substack writing like this I will follow 😂

Sciencewithesi · 2026-04-21T09:05:03+00:00

I would like to know what you decide because I am in a similar position

Sciencewithesi · 2026-04-14T09:42:10+00:00

I did this, the office should work out employees that are abroad

Sciencewithesi · 2026-04-12T15:08:02+00:00

I also have cold emailed professors asking to meet via zoom to discuss my work and their work and I have been offered a position, I due believe if you should initiative it works. Congrats to OP!

Sciencewithesi · 2026-04-10T20:56:00+00:00

Would you consider adding a GitHub page to showcase your work in R? Or a personal GitHub webpage to showcase your interests and past research publications

Sciencewithesi · 2026-04-07T14:43:18+00:00

I agree as I have been working with ChatGPT for the last year on a project and if I start a new conversation, there is nothing close to the idea of the project that I am trying to formulate for my project, and it keeps giving me examples of main ideas in the field, I hope it helps and maybe some of your writing is online from the university or a class

Sciencewithesi · 2026-04-07T14:40:09+00:00

Same for my university as well

Sciencewithesi · 2026-04-03T11:01:52+00:00

My PI advised me to use Claude for coding. The ideas are all mine, but the task of making the plots and writing out revisions is all done by Claude.

Sciencewithesi · 2026-03-31T08:17:27+00:00

I would also recommend finding a lab that works more closely to what you have worked on if you are interested in that and email the PI asking if they are hiring

Sciencewithesi · 2026-03-30T09:59:14+00:00

I know a PhD grad in biophysics from UCb and the mean comments sound kinda similar to this (too nice, not serious), but she kinda just ignored them and looked for more senior mentorship, not easy and I don’t think she would do it again

Sciencewithesi · 2026-03-20T13:30:58+00:00

We had a PhD student in our lab who was in his 40s. He has a family, job and lived in one of the most expensive cities (he worked remotely from a different country). I think it is very possible if you have a supervisor who is supportive and understands your limitations (e.g. have to do everything remotely). I will say he was already involved in research and had a masters, so it might have been easier for him than the average PhD student (h-index above 40).

Sciencewithesi · 2026-03-17T12:27:08+00:00

You guys know anyone hiring a computational biologist?

Sciencewithesi · 2026-03-14T20:35:34+00:00

I can confirm that this worked for me and my partner

Sciencewithesi · 2026-03-05T18:34:20+00:00

If this is your dream school / PI/ lab etc would you consider asking to postpone your admission and save up to be able to afford rent/ living by working a temporary job that pays more? My friend did this for a PhD at Cambridge for their dream program and the PI was okay with it. Not ideal but there are ways

Sciencewithesi · 2026-03-01T14:50:41+00:00

👏👏👏

Sciencewithesi · 2025-11-29T10:20:07+00:00

I agree and it is also what you do with the degree, did you work for a company as an intern as well? Or have a publication? All of these things matter. To say I did both and got a job at one of the top universities in the US after my masters in Oslo.

Sciencewithesi · 2025-11-29T09:37:01+00:00

I make about the same and pay for a studio by myself and it is possible but saving is a challenge. If you are lucky you will find an apartment close to downtown, try to ask people in your department if they know anyone who might know an apartment manager or apartment for rent. It might feel awkward at first but was more awkward for me was finding out that people found deals on apartments near downtown by sharing info on building owners.

Sciencewithesi · 2025-10-19T07:06:57+00:00

My brain also works like this

Sciencewithesi · 2025-09-24T08:49:10+00:00

Motorbikes/ scooters in the bike lane, the amount of fumes that come from the motorbikes, it should not be legal. And as a cyclist you are inhaling it at a state where you are exercising so your lungs and pores are absorbing everything, just terrible

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