The Certificate: Neat, Official, but Only Part of the Story

My PhD certificate finally arrived this week and to my surprise, I felt a bit sad! No champagne popping, no leaping around the room, just a quiet anticlimax that made me stop and think: this piece of paper doesn’t…

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A Researcher’s Reflection: Learning from the Young Athlete Hip Research Conference 2024 

Not all conferences are created equal—I learned this firsthand at the Young Athlete Hip Research Conference 2024 in Oxford. Unlike the larger, more generic academic events, this one was small, specific, and refreshingly collaborative. The organiser brought together researchers…

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