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Starting a PhD, at the best of times, is an overwhelming combination of literature reviews, training sessions, orienting oneself to the start of a long academic commitment and, if we're lucky, the excitement of finally pursuing a passion project. But starting a PhD in a pandemic offers a whole set of emotional, technological and logistical upheavals.
Read MoreIn this conversation with the Sussex Hive Scholars, Devyn and Louise ask Aanchal about her work on comics and nostalgia and her experience of being an international student at Sussex.
Read MoreSo there I was... on the 9th of June, 2020, wearing work attire for the first time in three months, sitting in front of a green screen, in a video conference with 40+ people on three continents. This culminating experience went from something I was dreading to a day that could not have been more special, and it would not have happened without a pandemic.
Read MoreHow are international students affected by COVID-19? Were there any surprises when conducting interviews online? What does it feel like to be part of the group you are studying? These are just some of the topics that came up when the Hive Scholars sat down to discuss the research being done by one of our own!
Read MoreWhen COVID-19 came around, an obvious joke went around in academic circles: PhD students are already isolated, so nothing will change for them. But nothing could be further than the truth. COVID-19 lockdown and university closures mean a big aggravation to the isolation already experienced by researchers.
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