A Note to Self: Reflecting on the Past and Present, Towards a Better Future (Elizabeth Brockman) Hello! My name is Elizabeth. I am a PhD student currently working at Imperial College London studying how Down Syndrome affects the brain. I have been living in the UK for 18 months, having moved here from Canada last […]
Year: 2020
Syn2Psy Blog Series V
A typical day in science (Alessandro Chioino) Hey there, I am your friendly neighbourhood Early Stage Researcher 2, but my friends call me Alessandro. Seven months ago, I moved to Lausanne to start my new life as PhD student and a few things changed since then. I would love to give you all the details […]
Syn2Psy Blog Series IV
Chilling adventures of an early stage researcher (Vanesa Salazar) Once upon a time in Edinburgh… October, it was a rainy evening, two young ladies waited at the bus stop at the airport. They have just arrived from Coimbra (Portugal) after a long day travelling. However, they weren´t tourists. Their names were Manuela and Vanesa, two […]
Syn2Psy Blog Series III
Animal Handling course and visit to the Musée Pasteur (Laura Upton) It has been 4 months now since I moved to Paris to embark on this exciting, challenging, sometimes hectic but always rewarding experience that is a doctorate. In the process of joining a new lab, there is always a period of discovery and uncertainty, […]
Syn2Psy Blog Series II
Email exchange between ESRs (Elisa Corti and Ágata Silván) Hi Bonita! Cómo estás? How are you in Copenhagen? Here in Coimbra everything is ok, it’s been raining for a whole month and now I really miss the sun. Fortunately, it’s not as cold as in Copenhagen, but I couldn’t imagine Portugal to be THAT rainy. […]