Grad Student’s life – The NeuroBlog

From Marginalisation to Inclusion in Academic Institutions: Reflections of Women of Colour in the IPN

“Racism is just one of the several ways in which marginalised groups are included / excluded from the Ivory Towers of race, culture, class, and ableist privilege disguised under the myth of meritocracy that is academia … Representation is still only the first step to eradicating racism in academia. Academic institutions must endeavor to create support systems for BIPOC students and faculty … Real allyship is about creating academic institutions where all people are welcome to participate in the creation of new knowledge and ideas, contributing fresh perspectives and energy.”

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Grad life: A long flight

Grad Student's life / Hannah Swick

Grad life: A long flight It can be hard for many days, you might feel like, An imposter, a grad student who isn’t bright, Grad life, mad vibes, Hold on to your peers and sit tight, it is a long flight. Failures and disappointment may continue to strike, Remember, it is a training and not

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Health and Wellness Resources

-Zahraa Chorghay Whether you’re a new or returning graduate student dealing with a health issue or simply trying to flourish despite the stress of research (and whatever else you’ve boldly heaped onto your plate!), it is helpful to know what health and wellness resources are available to you on campus. The Graduate Association of Neuroscience

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Panel Discussion: Coping with Academic Challenges and Impostor Phenomenon

Grad Student's life / Melissa McSweeney

“Impostor phenomenon” is a pattern of thoughts in which an individual feels like a fraud and doesn’t deserve the success, position, and/or accolades one has achieved, even though one’s objective skills and competence would suggest the opposite. Impostor phenomenon can warp admirable traits, such as humility and respect for others’ hard work, into weapons against

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What if you’re too tired to go to a conference? (Still go!)

Grad Student's life / Anastasia Glushko

As an academic, have you ever found yourself not wanting to go to a scientific conference? This year, I wasn’t sure I should submit an abstract for the annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society (CNS), and the closer the date of the conference was, the less energy and motivation I felt to attend it.

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Resolutions for the last year of my PhD, or how to start preparing for your life after grad school

2 Comments / Grad Student's life / Anastasia Glushko

Who doesn’t like an occasional initiation ritual? Celebrate, recalibrate, and step right into that brave new year, together with your customized list of dreams and plans (woohoo…). Number one on my 2018 resolutions list is to finish all experiments for my dissertation (yay to unrealistic timelines!). Number two is to invest time and energy into

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Rotating to your best PhD

Grad Student's life, Interviews / Anastasia Glushko

Back in 2013, a year before I submitted my Master’s thesis, I wrote an overly long e-mail to a McGill professor who was doing the exact research I was interested in. I presented myself, talked about my interest in his work, and asked whether he’d be willing to take me on as a PhD student.

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Peer Support Program for graduate neuroscience students at McGill

Grad Student's life, Interviews / neuroblog

The GSAN Peer Support program is organized by and for IPN students as additional resource of psychological support available for graduate students on campus. Anastasia Glushko talked to Daniel Almeida, GSAN’s Psychological Wellbeing Officer, about the mechanics of the program and the role of peer support in graduate studies. Anastasia (A): For a start, what is the peer support

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Do I deserve to be a PhD student? A discussion about the impostor phenomenon

Grad Student's life, Mental Health / neuroblog

Do you feel like everyone in your program or department is more intelligent than you? You may be experiencing impostor phenomenon. Anastasia Sares summed up the main characteristics of the phenomenon for the NeuroBlog and collected real data from a short questionnaire administered to IPN students. Enjoy! In the 1970s, Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes

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New Year’s Resolutions

Grad Student's life, NeuroBlog / neuroblog

Happy New Year neurograds! We asked about your resolutions for this year – from graduate research to life outside of the lab. We’ve combined them below, along with some of our own resolutions and tips. Here’s to a better year ahead! Engage Try something new: a new technique in lab, a planning system, a genre

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