Been there, done that (part one) – How things are working out

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT
– How things are working out for me
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Romain Sarremejane (2nd year PhD candidate)
B RIEFLY: WHAT AM I DOING HERE ?
Land use changes
Acidification
Changes in community
composition and
structure
Eutrophication
Sedimentation
Change in flow and
water temperature
Climate change
…
Changes in ecosystem
processes
CO2
O2
H OW DID I GET HERE ; ALMOST HALF WAY …
Got 4 years
funding from
UniOGS
Master thesis in
Oulu (Syke)
Planned
graduation
Started 3 research
project, abandoned 1
Research visit
Barcelona
…
…
And life
goes on
2014
2016
2015
Start writing my
1st article
A lot of studies
1st conference
2018
P OSITIVE ASPECTS OF MY WORK
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I like what I am doing
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It feels like a first job
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Internationalisation and collaboration
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Good support and supervision
T HE HARDSHIPS I HAVE FACED

Plans changed (project aborted, research visit)
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A bit of cultural shock at first
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A bit of stress and demotivation
T HINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
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Plan it well … plans are always changing
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Travel and make it international
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Get involved in your research group and meet other PhDs
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Don’t spend your life at the office (relax)
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Don’t be afraid of cultural shock
QUESTIONS ,
Contact: romain.sarremejane@oulu.fi
C OMMENTS ?

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