During my PhD, I got alot of unhelpful advice Now I'm a PhD supervisor, I know 💯 what I needed to hear 4 things every PhD student should know 🧵 #phdchat @thoughtsofaphd @PhD_Genie @thephdstory @HaPhDsupervisor @Dissertating

She beat me to it! Please join me next week for a great webinar on using AI for Scientific Writing with a stellar line up 🤩 Free for @ARVOinfo members!

A great week at #ARVO2025 in Salt Lake City with lots of inspiration and feedback on our AMD research.

When you wonder if your team is enjoying #ARVO2025 then you see them in the official day 2 tweet! 🥰

Are you a qualified optometrist? Help shape the future of AMD management! Researchers at UNSW are using gaze-tracking technology to investigate how optometrists interpret retinal imaging for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) diagnosis and prognosis, and to understand which

Huge congratulations to our amazing PhD graduates! Dr. Adam Samuels, PhD thesis title: Text Message Interventions to Improve Hygiene Compliance in Contact Lens Wearers. Supervisors: A/Prof Nicole Carnt, Prof Lisa Keay, and A/Prof Kate Fasse. Dr. Nicole Liu, PhD thesis title:

Dr Cheung 🥳🥳🥳 Celebrating the graduation of this amazing student who worked so hard over the past 4 years. With 5 papers from her PhD, she thoroughly deserves those two letters before her name. 🤩

Must have been a great conference because now I am questioning everything I thought I knew about my field since the dawn of time

Voting is Live! If you are an ARVO Retina Section member, please consider me for the Annual Meeting Program Committee (AMPC). Hoping to be the first Australian to get into the RE section of this committee 🇦🇺🦘 @ARVOinfo

My favourite part about academia is where you spend years learning everything about for field of research then the rest of your time evading questions about it at parties with non-academics

One of the hardest things to communicate in science is that it's not only important for research to finding new things but also go back to the same things and look for new ways to do them

There is SO much advice on scientific writing. But honestly, only ONE thing consistently improves writing Cut 👏out 👏unnecessary 👏 words 👏 There is a reason why you are penalised for going over the word count, not under it.

Ok academia, I have to say this out aloud ...can we stop having advice seminars with only highly successful professors? I'm just need to hear from someone a few steps ahead who actually remembers what it's like to be a struggling mid career researcher.

Hoping some fresh air can cure my writers block on my current grant proposal

Explaining the academic job market Me: Its like a game of musical chairs...but instead of chairs, it's secure full time positions, and instead of music, it's existential dread.

The best advice I ever got was to stop always asking for advice. The more you listen to other people, the more you end up doing things that don't make you happy. Sometimes its better to figure it out myself, even if the path is slow and bumpy.

With end of year deadlines looming, just a reminder that you can only give what you have. ❌️I should have stayed up all night ✅️I should give the energy I have available to give

Speed date with a scientist I love organising our "Meet a Researcher" sessions for our first year students. For some of them, its the first time they have ever met a scientist in real life. Spot the famous vision scientist @EyeDaisyShu 🤩

🪜Embrace the journey, not the destination. Growth is uncomfortable because the outcome is uncertain. But if you focus on the process, you will you find fulfillment in every step no matter the direction

🪞Always take time to reflect. Growth comes not only from taking action but also from standing still to see how far you have come and make sure you are moving in the right direction

💪Surround yourself with growth mindset people Growth comes from a supprotive environment. Having like-minded people will ensure the motivation and accountability needed for growth fills your space.