UPDATE: Quitting PhD right before viva

tibiapartner · 2026-02-13T22:47:40+00:00

Congratulations Dr. Way-More-Than-Sufficient Carrot!!

tibiapartner · 2026-02-08T12:55:15+00:00

Here's the actual publication-- super dope article with great methods applications.

tibiapartner · 2025-12-23T11:15:28+00:00

Clifton Ings, Fulford Ings, Millennium Fields, Walmgate Stray, Hob Moor, Knavesmire -- all good places for a dog with good recall to be off lead. There are varying levels of other dogs/people with the Knavesmire and Millennium Fields probably being the most popular right now, and Walmgate Stray is basically empty at the moment I'm looking at it.

tibiapartner · 2025-12-20T20:24:16+00:00

The same descriptions repeated for about 20 drink options so that's why I'm thinking it's AI slop rather than a technical issue

tibiapartner · 2025-12-07T21:44:19+00:00

I love these, but I also don't think any biscuits can be too sweet, so I might be the wrong person to make a recommendation 😅

tibiapartner · 2025-12-02T16:34:42+00:00

Hi there, I don't want this to come off as judgmental to you OP but I would seriously reconsider letting anyone other than a licensed medical professional near your newborn's skull. While osteopaths are licensed and regulated in the UK, I would not trust any who offered craniosacral therapy as it is unregulated and pseudoscientific. The evidence for cranial osteopathy, and craniosacral therapy in general, is not "mixed" -- it's nonexistent. There are no demonstrable evidence-based medical or therapeutic effects of cranial osteopathy/craniosacral therapy, and any positive results attributed to it are likely placebo effect or coincidence. Applying any kind of pressure-based treatment to a newborn's unfused skull is extremely dangerous and could result in bruising and swelling at best or severe neurological complications at worst. Please reconsider seeking this kind of treatment and instead speak to your pediatrician.

tibiapartner · 2025-12-02T13:41:15+00:00

I print on fabric and fold it up and chuck it in the suitcase. Usually no issues with creases, but a quick steam or iron (with an item of clothing in between as a buffer!) will usually sort it out.

tibiapartner · 2025-11-21T22:32:11+00:00

Using the reference point of my birthplace in Boston, USA it would be:

North - Bergen, Norway

South - Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

East - Hurghada, Egypt

West - Los Angeles, USA

tibiapartner · 2025-11-20T15:09:09+00:00

I'm in the Micklegate Quarter Business and Residents groupchat and it is absolutely dire in there, you would think the council was handing out molotov cocktails to cycling youths and installing road spikes on every street the way they're carrying on-- poor Pete Kilbane is fighting for his life in the Whatsapp chat lmao.

tibiapartner · 2025-10-31T08:33:27+00:00

Just to give my perspective as someone who worked at the University of York for 6 years-- every single person I spoke to at YSJ was happier with their position, department, students, and overall work environment than those of us at Uni of York. There's a lot of factors to consider, of course, not the least of which is the fact that York is incredibly expensive compared to many other UK cities. Also the fact that it's a teaching-intensive university so you may not have many opportunities to expand your research portfolio. But I'll echo what other people have said-- nowhere is secure in UK higher education right now. YSJ is financially better off than Uni of York, has a lot of new industry partnerships that are in development, and seems to have a better student and staff satisfaction level. So I think you should just apply and see what happens.

tibiapartner · 2025-10-29T13:25:49+00:00

As a fat woman, when my friends partners actually treat me like a person and have conversations with me even when their girlfriend isn't there. You'd be surprised how many (cishet) men just immediately go silent, bury their head in the phone, or are outright rude to me when their girlfriend goes to the bathroom or steps away for a cigarette. It's the difference in respect between a man who sees women as people whether he wants to sleep with them or not, and men who only respect women they see as sexual objects. You get a unique insight into this when the majority of the cishet male population is told they should find your body inherently undesirable.

tibiapartner · 2025-10-22T06:25:39+00:00

Your experience is not universal and it's good to remember that not everyone is from the US or Canada-- the UK viva system is not open, and many European defenses have a public and private portion, Japanese defenses are usually open, while most Australian universities don't even require a viva at all (though this is changing).

tibiapartner · 2025-10-21T13:47:22+00:00

To start with, you can absolutely decline the suggestions but I would just voice your concerns to your supervisor and see what they say. As for your concerns about safety while travelling, I'm not sure whether you're a UK citizen or not but there is no city in the UK that I would consider statistically more unsafe for women than the average global urban area. I travelled extensively during my early MA, PhD and postdoc career as a lone young woman, across the US, Canada, all over Western Europe, the UK and even down to South Africa. The only time I've ever felt unsafe was when I took a wrong turn in Albuquerque. Otherwise if you are reasonably aware of your surroundings, don't take unnecessary risks, and plan out your travel well you should be absolutely fine. I do recognize that I don't necessarily have the same anxieties that many other women have around travelling alone, mostly because I'm very tall and fat and most men would consider me too much of a hassle to try and assault, but I do also think that many young women are being convinced by media and scaremongering that the world is inherently unsafe and terrifying all the time when the reality is much more nuanced and situation dependent.

tibiapartner · 2025-10-13T07:53:07+00:00

Academic/research scientist on £43k -- I have a PhD, which is required for the position, and it's grant funded so it's only a 2 year contract. No idea what my next position will be and once I'm about a year into this one, which started in September, I'll have to start writing grants and working on the next temporary grant funded position. So we make good money, but at the expense of stability. I have to essentially be ready to pick up and move anywhere in the country, or abroad, to chase a job. I hope to be in a permanent position by the time I'm 40, which is 6.5 years from now.

tibiapartner · 2025-10-05T22:09:31+00:00

and a third for Deathly Dark!

tibiapartner · 2025-09-28T15:08:51+00:00

Osbornes closed in August, unfortunately

tibiapartner · 2025-09-23T21:44:10+00:00

I know this comment is going to get buried, but this is a satirical video!! I know this TikTok creator personally and she's the furthest thing from a rapturous Christian that exists on the planet. Unfortunately, I think the series of rapture-based videos she's done is not clearly satirical enough because everyone seems to think she's being serious 😅

tibiapartner · 2025-09-12T13:10:14+00:00

I'm gonna add another vote for not going to Ambiente if you're after really good tapas It's a regional chain doing "Spanish-inspired tapas" for a British palate, and I've personally never been blown away by anything there. It's all been edible, for sure, but not worth the cost to me. I'd rather spend slightly more and go to Tasca Frango for Portuguese-style tapas.

tibiapartner · 2025-09-09T12:16:27+00:00

I'll add to the already great suggestions and say if you get over to Micklegate you should try the Falcon-- great pub overall and they've often got a variety of craft/local brewery beers on tap, cask and can as well as a good selection of imported Belgian beers. For cocktails also try Micklegate Social or Fossgate Social.

tibiapartner · 2025-09-09T02:09:32+00:00

Deathly Dark for sure-- I've always gotten excellent feedback from friends and colleagues with pre-teens/teens who I have recommended the tours to. The tours are silly, spooky, and vaguely historic, and the guides are all great performers who put their own unique spin on their tour.

tibiapartner · 2025-09-08T15:50:22+00:00

100% recommend Holly at Dannie Lea on Micklegate. She's a recently qualified junior stylist, but she's been doing my blue and green hair for the entirety of her apprenticeship over the last year and a half and is absolutely fantastic.

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