As a junior academic, when you attend conferences, there’s already loads of anxiety-inducing stuff to manage. I’m still awfully nervous about presenting my work in front of a room full of experts in their fields and between the public speaking and the usual dramas of imposter syndrome, I’m always a bundle of nerves. As a […]

The one thing I totally miss about December in Melbourne is the amazing pavlova my cousin-in-law, Tony, makes. He knows I hate passion fruit so I get a version with strawberries and blueberries and loads of cream. Feeling sorry for me, a friend made me some during thesis chapter hibernation. I’m almost embarrassed to admit […]