Blog – Coaching and Self-Reflection
Dr Yvonne Couch explores how coaching helped her rethink identity, confidence and self-worth, and why self-reflection is essential in academic life.
Dr Yvonne Couch explores how coaching helped her rethink identity, confidence and self-worth, and why self-reflection is essential in academic life.
Dr Yvonne Couch unpacks what DORA is, why it matters in academia, and how we’re all still struggling to put its principles into practice.
Dr Yvonne Couch shares wisdom (and warnings) on writing your first fellowship application — from timing and ideas to funding and salary tips.
Dr Yvonne Couch is working on her CV, in this blog she discuss how to start thinking about adjusting your CV to suit positions outside of academia
Dr Yvonne Couch explores challenges of absent PhD supervisors, offering practical advice for researchers to navigate academic environments effectively.
Struggling with imposter syndrome in academia? Dr Yvonne Couch shares her raw insights on feeling like a ‘fraud’ as a PI. Read her story on Dementia Researcher.
Academic bullying is an open secret, but change is possible. Explore the impact of power dynamics and hierarchy in Dr Yvonne Couch’s thought-provoking blog
Dr Yvonne Couch’s charts a journey on resilience in academia. Learn how to navigate challenges and build resilience while avoiding toxic positivity.
In this blog Dr Yvonne Couch discusses research funding. Discover the rising challenges in research funding and why it’s harder now than ever
Dr Yvonne Couch provides an insightful take on inefficiencies in academic research, highlighting wasted resources and financial constraints. What can be done?
Dr Yvonne Couch shares insights on effectively supervising PhD students, balancing between micromanagement and minimal intervention.
Discover the real PI life with Dr Yvonne Couch’s insights on academia’s challenges, from grant writing to lab management (and sometimes research).