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Yann Büchau :nixos:Who in their right mind uses special charactes like < or > in DOIs? 😩 <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Zotero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Zotero</a>'s <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BetterBibTex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BetterBibTex</a> plugin doesn't escape it to \textless{} or \textgreater{} and so you get something weirdly rendered doi:10.1175/1520-0450(1977)016¡0311:TRDO¿2.0.CO;2 in your bibliography 😑EDIT: \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} solves it<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/TexLaTeX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TexLaTeX</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PhDLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDLife</a>

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Nathalie SchäferJust returned from the Oxford-Berkeley Summer Doctoral Programme at UC Berkeley — two intellectually intense and energising weeks with PhD researchers and leading scholars from around the world. Thanks to <a href="https://mas.to/@oiioxford" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@oiioxford</a> & <a href="https://bird.makeup/users/ucberkeley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ucberkeley</a> for creating such a generous environment. It’s rare to leave an academic setting feeling both exhausted and recharged.<a href="https://aoir.social/tags/OxfordBerkeley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OxfordBerkeley</a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/PhDlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDlife</a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/DigitalSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalSociety</a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/InterdisciplinaryResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InterdisciplinaryResearch</a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/AcademicCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AcademicCommunity</a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/UCBerkeley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UCBerkeley</a> <a href="https://aoir.social/tags/OII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OII</a>

Will Berard 🫳🎤🫶I don't study fashion amongst graduate students, but I'm low-key thinking of pivoting my research topic just to have an opportunity to title a paper:"From drab to drag: the grad garb grab-bag"<a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/PhDLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDLife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/AcademicChatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AcademicChatter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/Wordplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wordplay</a>

KiraMiraculously, the vacation in the Alps didn't make me any more passionate about going to work. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhDlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhDstudent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDstudent</a>

Will Berard 🫳🎤🫶I feel seen/called out<a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/PhDMemes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDMemes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/PhDLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDLife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/AcademicChatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AcademicChatter</a>

Anthony DavidWeekly Lab Report (and health update) :I worked from home this week as "soldiering on" with a cold is not helpful for myself or my colleagues. Testing was done on the lab's power distribution system. Maybe(?) it will open soon.I made further changes, as suggested by my supervisor, to the theory paper. There are significant changes needed with some of the figures, and work in the actual discussion part, which requires deeper research and thought on my part. This was originally written by my co-author who is now extremely busy as he works for a semiconductor business. It is a good opportunity to analyse the results myself. Producing some of the figures has given me an opportunity to do some more coding with Julia. I decided to use it as an opportunity to use the Pluto notebook while I am at it. As with most projects, this one is taking way longer than expected.It has been a week for addressing mental health issues. My EEG was good, with nothing abnormal. The neurologist did prescribe a benzodiazapam to attenuate the spasms associated with high stress/relaxation response that I have had for most of this year. Given the risks of this class of drug, it will be taken sporadically as required. The neurologist is awaiting one more pathology result, with all but one looking good. The one abnormality was not specific at this stage.My GP prescribed a course of Vitamin D to address a mild deficiency. That can also be a factor with depression/anxiety. Next cab off the rank is an SNRI prescription, to be commenced at the end of next week. The SSRI I tried earlier in the year had some great improvements in behaviour, but the episodes of confusion were a bit much to take. 5 minutes standing in the lab, thinking hard about how to move 10 metres to the other side of the laser. Weird.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/phdlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#phdlife</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#physics</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mentalhealth</a>

SeaFury 🦜🍉Got comments back from co-author. A few changes. But looks like I will submit the paper tomorrow <a href="https://aus.social/tags/PhDLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDLife</a>

Anthony DavidWeekly Lab Report:Ongoing progress with configuring the spectrometry equipment. No discernible progress with the lab electrical remediation. I received excellent feedback from my supervisor on the theory paper. The week was dominated by working through the comments and corrections. The corrections are promarily addressed. It is the ones that require further reading and clarification that will take up the time. Safety training and Training around Confirmation of Candidature requirements is ongoing.The undergrad student from Frankfurt who worked in our lab last year, has been accepted as a Masters Student at the Max Planck Institute, supervised by Ferenc Kraus!. An excellent opportunity for him.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/phdlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#phdlife</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#physics</a>

Weronika WojtakAI might help you find papers faster, but it won’t teach you how to think—my latest post on why literature reviews shouldn’t be outsourced.<a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academia</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/AIethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AIethics</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/literaturereview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#literaturereview</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PhDlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDlife</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/researchskills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#researchskills</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChatGPT</a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/academicwriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academicwriting</a><a href="https://yesterdayilearned.substack.com/p/why-im-mostly-against-using-ai-for" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://yesterdayilearned.substack.com/p/why-im-mostly-against-using-ai-for</a>

Will Berard 🫳🎤🫶"I'm a strong, independent researcher, who don't need no funding."<a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/PhDLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDLife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.acm.org/tags/AcademicChatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AcademicChatter</a>

@ICMLAI_CONFERENCES📢 CALL FOR POSTERS – ICMLAI 2026 Present your research at ICMLAI 2026 in Madrid, Spain | May 18–20, 2026.🎯 Poster Registration: $449 🌍 Showcase your work to global experts 🔗 Register here: <a href="https://ai.pagesconferences.org/registration" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://ai.pagesconferences.org/registration</a> 📩 icmlai@pagesconferences.org<a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/ICMLAI2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ICMLAI2026</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/CallForPosters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CallForPosters</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/MachineLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MachineLearning</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ArtificialIntelligence</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/AIResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AIResearch</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/DeepLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#DeepLearning</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/NLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NLP</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/AIConference" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AIConference</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/TechEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TechEvents</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/AcademicConference" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AcademicConference</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/Madrid2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Madrid2026</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/SmartTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SmartTech</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#SciComm</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/PhDLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PhDLife</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/AICommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AICommunity</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/PosterPresentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PosterPresentation</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/MLInnovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#MLInnovation</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/tags/GlobalTechEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GlobalTechEvents</a>

Louica Philipp (she/they) 🌱🦊I submitted, so now I sleep. <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/phdlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#phdlife</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/phdchat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#phdchat</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecology</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academia</a>

Anna Loffing"Why It Matters": The 2025 PhD Video Challenge is now accepting submissions of two-minute videos discussing the importance of PhD research in the built environment.Contributions are welcome from fields such as sociology, geography, engineering, architecture, planning, urban studies, environmental design, and more.<a href="https://www.buildingsandcities.org/video-challenge/2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.buildingsandcities.org/video-challenge/2025.html</a><a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/PhD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhD</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/PhDLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDLife</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/SciComm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SciComm</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/UrbanPlanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UrbanPlanning</a> <a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/tags/Architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Architecture</a>

Anthony DavidWeekly Lab Report:I am back from two weeks exploring coastal Far North Queensland with the entire family. Snorkelling on the outer GBR off Port Douglas was a definite highlight.Last week has seen the lab closed while electrical issues are investigated and remediated. Spectroscopy equipment from Adelaide has been set up on an optical table in a small lab. My week was dominated by preparation for "Confirmation of Candidature", with planning all the tasks required by UniSQ and initial draft with semi-coherent words of 40% of the target page total. Presentation slides planned in my mind!<a href="https://aus.social/tags/phdlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#phdlife</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#physics</a>

ISWC 2025🎓 Student Travel Grant Applications Are OPEN! Planning to attend <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ISWC2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ISWC2025</a> in Japan? 🌏 Apply now for support with travel & lodging - funded by SWSA.🔗<a href="https://iswc2025.semanticweb.org/#/attending/studentgrants" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://iswc2025.semanticweb.org/#/attending/studentgrants</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StudentGrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StudentGrants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhDlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SemanticWeb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SemanticWeb</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SWSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SWSA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@anligentile" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@anligentile</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@maribelacosta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@maribelacosta</a> <a href="https://sigmoid.social/@GenAsefa" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@GenAsefa</a>

de.hypothesesBreaking the binge-writing cycle: Reflections on writing routines, deadline sprints & emotional ups/downs. Sarah Lang on escaping rabbit holes & the "one more source" trap via AI drafting & keyword planning.<a href="https://epigrammetry.hypotheses.org/4838" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://epigrammetry.hypotheses.org/4838</a><a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/AcademicWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AcademicWriting</a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/PhDLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDLife</a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/Deadlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Deadlines</a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChatGPT</a>

Aleksandra LazićPhD dissertation officially submitted! ☀️It was evaluated before the defense, as is the process here, and I'm happy to share I passed with no corrections!Next: 30-day public review and a few more formal steps before defending this fall.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhDAlmostDone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDAlmostDone</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhDLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDLife</a>

Center for Health Data Science📣 PhD students in <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a>, <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/bioinformatics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bioinformatics</a>, or <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/DataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataScience</a>: this one’s for you!Join us at Health Data Science Day 2025 on 6 November at the University of Copenhagen for a full day of: 🔍 Cutting-edge talks 🎤 Lightning talks from early-career researchers 📊 Poster sessions 🤝 Networking across disciplinesA great chance to share your work—or get inspired for what’s next.❗ Deadline is 1st of October 🗓️ Register now: <a href="https://lnkd.in/dPGxC4bq" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lnkd.in/dPGxC4bq</a> <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/PhDLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhDLife</a> <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/HealthDataScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HealthDataScience</a> <a href="https://datasci.social/tags/UCPH" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UCPH</a>

CCTBThis was such a great event! Thank you <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.brid.gy/ap/did:plc:acyjbf373sqo4hwa4le2dyk3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@gslsuniwue.bsky.social</a> for celebrating the <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23phdlife" target="_blank">#phdlife</a> <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/uni-wuerzburg.de" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@uni-wuerzburg.de</a> RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:acyjbf373sqo4hwa4le2dyk3/post/3lteak2qi422s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:acyjbf373sqo4hwa4le2dyk3/post/3lteak2qi422s</a>

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