Today is officially my first day of work for 2021 (but we all know that the PhD never truly stops during the holidays) and I…
One of the most exciting things about being an ecologist is getting the opportunity to visit cool new places to collect field data. I was…
After a whirlwind adventure of sampling plants across Europe for 4 months, the time came for me to return home to Sydney in September 2019.…
Last year I embarked on the most exciting (and nerve-wracking) experience of my life. I had just begun my PhD in plant ecology at UNSW Sydney and less than 3 months later I was on a plane halfway across the world to conduct intensive fieldwork. Armed with my passport, luggage and giant red backpack (which would hardly leave my side for the next 8 months) I landed in Europe to start what would be the next 8 months of my life.