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The Struggling Scientists

by Suzanne and Jayron
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  • Leaving Academia: How She Became a Scientist in Industry

    October 15, 2026 · 30 min

    Leaving academia can be intimidating. You've spent years training as a researcher, but what jobs can you actually do outside academia? And how do you even get started? 🎓 Welcome to the first episode of After Academia: Coffee With…, our…

  • How to Use Research Rabbit to Explore a Research Field

    September 21, 2026 · 9 min

    ResearchRabbit gives researchers a different way to explore scientific literature by visualising the connections between papers, citations and authors. 🐇🔎 In this walkthrough, we show you how we use ResearchRabbit to explore a research…

  • Can SciSpace Simplify Your Entire Research Workflow? | PhD Toolkit

    July 15, 2026 · 21 min

    SciSpace has become much more than a tool for chatting with PDFs. In this episode of the PhD Toolkit, we put it through a real research workflow to find out whether it actually deserves a place in your research toolkit. We test how well…

  • Why You Struggle to Do Deep Work During Your PhD and how to fix your focus

    May 25, 2026 · 18 min

    Learn how to apply the core ideas from Deep Work by Cal Newport to your life as a PhD student, postdoc, or early-career researcher. In this episode, we break down what Deep Work actually is, why shallow work can take over your best energy…

  • The Worst AI Mistakes in Published Research

    May 7, 2026 · 8 min

    AI is already being used in academic research, and some of it is going very wrong. In this video, we break down real cases where the misuse of AI led to serious problems in published scientific papers. This includes fake references, copy…

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  • Questions That Destroyed Years of Research (Academia Stories)

    April 23, 2026 · 17 min

    Academia can go wrong… very quickly. In this episode of Academic Tea, we react to real stories from researchers where a single question at a conference, lab meeting, or thesis defense completely changed — or even destroyed — someone’s…

  • Episode 87: How to Actually Focus During Your PhD (Without Burning Out)

    April 2, 2026 · 10 min

    Most PhD students don’t struggle with focus because they’re lazy. They struggle because their attention is constantly being pulled in ten different directions. In this episode, we break down a simple framework to help you actually focus…

  • Episode 86: What a Dutch PhD Defense is Actually Like

    March 20, 2026 · 10 min

    Did you know that in the Netherlands, by the time you defend your PhD… you’ve already passed? Unlike in many other countries, the Dutch PhD defense is usually not the final exam that determines whether you get your degree. Your thesis has…

  • Episode 85: Academia Stories That Are Almost Too Awkward to Be Real

    March 5, 2026 · 26 min

    Academia can get weird fast. In this episode of Academic Tea, we react to real Reddit stories about awkward academic interviews, PhD supervisor dilemmas, and thesis mistakes that every researcher will recognize. Would you like your story…

  • Episode 84: 7 Tips to nail your PhD interview with a future supervisor!

    February 18, 2026 · 13 min

    Got a PhD interview coming up? This isn’t just another job interview, it’s the start of a 4+ year research partnership. In this video, we share 7 essential PhD interview tips that most applicants overlook. From your first email to the…

  • Episode 83: PhD's Worst Fears: How to Avoid These Grad School Disasters

    October 22, 2024 · 38 min

    In this special Halloween episode, we dive into the scariest real-life PhD horror stories submitted by our listeners. From crashed software hours before a big deadline to lab disasters and terrifyingly toxic supervisors, these tales of PhD…

  • PhD's Toolkit Series: Scite AI, Your Personal Research Assistant?

    October 7, 2024 · 20 min

    In this episode of the PhD's Toolkit series, we put Scite AI to the test! Join us as we review this AI-powered research assistant and evaluate its features for PhD students and researchers. From smart citations to personalized dashboards…

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About the show

Welcome everyone to the Struggling Scientists Podcast. This is a podcast by Scientists, for Scientists. But also for aspiring Scientists, anyone science adjacent, and perhaps even hobbyists. Together we will be trying to bring back the fun in science. We all know the scientific field can be difficult and hard at times and it is easy to lose sight of our passion and enthusiasm. In this podcast, we will talk about Science and the people behind Science.  Website: www.thestrugglingscientists.com