Alice Rickert is a PhD candidate at the University of St.Gallen.

Show Notes: https://bit.ly/tkm014

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This is a unique episode of The Knowledge Mill. On the sonic side of things, Alice was game for something I’ve always wanted to try: recording an episode outdoors. As you will hear, the cicadas on the University of Wollongong campus provide a very pleasant ambient backdrop. We also took an atypical approach to the conversation itself. Rather than focusing on Alice’s ongoing PhD research, we instead delved into the overall PhD experience in an effort to uncover and share insights and reflections on what many PhD students probably need to hear, but rarely do.

Consequently, you’ll hear Alice and I share personal lessons and reflect upon challenges, yes, but also the importance of fostering kindness and community in academia.  ...