A PhD Rollercoaster: A Diary of The Ups And Downs of Being a Doctoral Student

What's it really like to do a PhD? There are lots of books of the 'how to' variety for organising yourself, dealing with supervisors, and writing papers and theses. But what about the emotional journey? What about the changes to your health, your social life, and your relationships with those closest to you? What about all the mistakes you make while trying to figure things out? And what if you're not sure about life as an academic, what then?

Researcher and writer Nilam McGrath passed her P...