Welcome to my blog where I regularly share personal stories and life lessons, hoping to help you succeed in academia and life.
I am a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Valladolid, Spain, and my work focuses on molecular biology.
I won several international scholarships including the Erasmus Mundus Masters and the Italian PhD scholarship.
I do freelancing for fun!
- How to keep getting scholarships (and jobs) in Europe?
5 tips and tricks from someone who did it On a cold-winter night in 2014, I landed in Europe for the first time. I came for a bachelor-exchange program to stay for 6 months. Later, I went on to do a Masters and a PhD under fully-funded scholarships in different EU countries. After finishing my …Continue reading “How to keep getting scholarships (and jobs) in Europe?”
- Future of Agriculture Students in Pakistan: 3 Unusual Tips for AgrariansI got into agriculture because I could not get into medical college. Many other students are in the agriculture career for the same reason. Starting our degrees, we are told that Pakistan is an agricultural country and that 70% of its income comes from agriculture. Considering how important it is we supposed that it is …
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- How to Publish in a Journal? 5 Tips for StudentsPublish or perish is a commonly used phrase in academia. Professors and researchers who do not publish enough are left behind and have to deal with several consequences, such as running out of funding and even losing jobs. For students, publishing was not very important some years ago. In recent years, however, competition for scholarships …
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- Why your publications are not letting you win a scholarshipAhmad finished his master’s with 15 publications. After trying for a year, he could not get a PhD scholarship. He was not sure what was the reason for his rejection and asked me for advice. I told him that his publications are the reason why he is not getting a scholarship. You might be thinking …
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- How to Choose a Major, Field or Specialization? 7 TipsSelecting a major sounds like a big deal, probably because it is. Once you have chosen a particular career, it is very hard to switch. Imagine if a doctor wants to be an engineer. If you are indecisive and cannot make up your mind about choosing a particular field, major or career, here are some …
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