Anooja's Blog

  Although there are many resources available to assist potential PhD candidates in locating doctorate programmes, selecting a research subject is a process that students frequently find more challenging. Some PhD programmes that are advertised have titles that have already been agreed upon. Projects that have received funding are more likely to have clear titles and organised goals and objectives. Self-funded initiatives and those in the arts and humanities are less likely to have names that are well defined. Because there are many options for topics, candidates have more freedom to suggest research questions and tailor the subject to their personal interests. If a pre-established programme is not appropriate for you, you must suggest your own study topic. The factors listed in this article should be taken into account while selecting a decent research topic.  Selecting a Research Topic To PhD students, our first piece of advice is to quit trying to "discover" a res...

  Tips to Protect Your Mental Health When You’re Sick It’s normal to feel anxiety, worry and grief any time you’re diagnosed with a medical conditio – and that’s certainly true if you test positive for COVID-19, or are presumed to be positive. If your symptoms aren’t severe and you can recover at home, this will involve home isolation until it’s safe for you to be near others without potentially spreading the infection. Isolation protects others from getting sick – but for the person who is sick, it might seem like one more thing on top of an already stressful situation. “Stress negatively affects your body, so while you rest up and work on recovering physically, it’s important to keep your mental health in check, too,” says psychiatrist Amit Anand, MD. Here are some ways to keep anxiety and sadness from the creeping in while you recover from COVID-19: Focus on what you can know and control You may not know how you got infected, or how long it will take to recover. Instead of focus...