We have a bunch of free PhD resources on our site including:

The paper planning template
Conference presentation planner
Research question checklist
Meeting planner
Student project planner

And a lot more, all free for you here: phdvoice.org/free-resources/

#PhDVoice PostdocVoice

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice Rubber duck. Always there to listen to your ideas and provide precious feedback

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice One that they can afford and are not going to abandon at the end of the year/program. Pets are great for mental health and companionship but they are expensive and I saw many abandoned at years end while I worked at the RSPCA during my PhD

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice A Rottweiler to keep your supervisor away from your thesis (only joking).

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice A tamagotchi.

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice A cat. Cats can look after themselves for extended periods and are capable of returning your love and affection measure for measure.

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice Cat! They will “help” you with writing

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice Cat! Much more adaptable to the (often unpredictable) hours that a PhD brings.

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice So far, during my PhD, I’ve got a dog, two chickens, two budgies and two Guinea pigs. I started out with three chickens and two Guinea pigs - most (but not all) of them have survived the PhD.

Basically any pet. Or all pets. I love pets.

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice Fish 🐠

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice You might ask the authors of the paper or look for the author version in public repositories. Almost all my papers are in the UPV repository.

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice Any stuffed animal as long as it does not remind you too much of your thesis supervisor.

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice A pet rock. Low maintenance, always there to listen to your thesis rants, and won't judge you for living off instant noodles.

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice A goldfish.

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice I got a Minature Daschund

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice Monkey 🐒 to keep ones mood light.

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice Definitely a cat. I was allergic to cats though (and so are some of my family members) so I got 4 guinea pigs instead...which I was also allergic to 😂

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice Dragon, I need one to motivate me during procrastination.

PhD Voice - Independently Run PostdocVoice My sweet dog got me through my PhD.