'Although hybrid events and flexible work options are beneficial for many reasons, my in-person conference experience helped me figure out that working almost entirely from home wasn’t right for me.' This week's ScienceWorkingLife ➡
This summer , I walked into the lecture hall at the first in-person conference I’d attended during my Ph.D. I expected to feel bored and distracted, as I had at many Zoom presentations during the previous 2 years. But as the session proceeded, I was surprised to feel curious and inspired. With the presenters standing right in front of me, I stayed engaged, taking in information about exciting new findings and methods.
The conference, which brought together Ph.D. students from across Ireland, drew me out of isolation, allowing me to interact with other researchers for days at a time. For the first time since I started my Ph.D., I had the opportunity to talk at length with other students about our research, careers, and other shared experiences as we wandered around campus and went out for meals. I could feel my enthusiasm for science returning.
I left the conference feeling excited about my Ph.D., and I wanted that feeling to continue. I decided that working from home was part of my problem and that I needed more informal conversations during my workdays. If I was stuck on a problem or looking for a new direction, I wanted to be able to pop in to see one of my supervisors or bounce ideas off another Ph.D. student.
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