Sharing the Marie Sklodowska-Curie experience
In November 2018 I received the news that I had obtained the Marie Curie scholarship to do my PhD in Valencia, Spain.
It was a mixture of emotions because I was so happy about this, but on the other hand, I was going to live in another country for the first time in my life. 16/10/2019 Shaping your PhD
Industry for researchers, academia for industrials… Have you also heard a lot about “the other side”, and maybe not so positive thoughts? Have you ever come across a general feeling of disdain, or even distrust, between those two worlds? By going through my (novice) experiences of research in academia and industry, I will try to explain you why I actually enjoyed going from one to another, and how I finally decided to go for a PhD which was quite an unusual path coming from an engineering background.
 Yolanda Correia Nationality: Luxembourger and Portuguese Work Institution: Aston University Research Interest: Molecular Biology, Genetics, Placenta Tea or Coffee? Why not both? Coffee in the morning, tea in the evening. Everyone has a dream, a passion, a goal, a determination to do what they dream of. Some people aspire to be millionaires, others aspire to develop a new technology, others aspire to win the Nobel Prize, others aspire to have a family of their own and others aspire to have both an incredible career and an incredible family life. Over the years all these aspirations and/or these goals have changed and evolved and what used to be the aspiration of a woman can now also be the aspiration of a man and vice versa. For instance, 80 years ago, regardless of which country, it was unthinkable for a woman to choose a career over a family, not to mention to have both. Today, although not accepted in some countries, in many it has become completely normal and acceptable. However, that being said, I’ve been asked multiple times “Why are you always moving from one country to another? Do you not grow attached to people? Do you not love your family? Don’t you think it is time for you to settle down and grow your own family? Aren’t you tired of studying?”.
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About the blogBeing a PhD student in a European training network is a life-changing adventure. Moving to a new country, carrying out a research project, facing scientific (and cultural) challenges, travelling around Europe and beyond… Those 3 years certainly do bring their part of new - sometimes frightening - but always enriching experiences. Categories
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