<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="3.10.0">Jekyll</generator><link href="https://evacherian.github.io/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><link href="https://evacherian.github.io/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" /><updated>2026-09-22T10:47:51+00:00</updated><id>https://evacherian.github.io/feed.xml</id><title type="html">Eva Cherian</title><subtitle>Eva Cherian&apos;s academic website</subtitle><author><name>Eva Cherian</name></author><entry><title type="html">Some useful PhD resources : Peer review</title><link href="https://evacherian.github.io/posts/2026/09/blog-post-3/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Some useful PhD resources : Peer review" /><published>2026-09-22T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-09-22T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://evacherian.github.io/posts/2026/09/blog-post-3</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://evacherian.github.io/posts/2026/09/blog-post-3/"><![CDATA[<p>Peer review can be some of the toughest parts of a PhD. These people have written about receiving and giving reviews, even managing to inject some humor into an otherwise stress inducing process.</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://matt.might.net/articles/how-to-peer-review/">How to peer review </a></li>
  <li><a href="https://matt.might.net/articles/peer-fortress/">Peer fortress: The scientific battlefield </a></li>
  <li><a href="https://matt.might.net/articles/peer-review-rebuttals/">Responding to peer review</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/u.endriss/how-to/write-a-review/">How to write a review</a></li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>Eva Cherian</name></author><category term="Data science resources" /><category term="Peer review" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Peer review can be some of the toughest parts of a PhD. These people have written about receiving and giving reviews, even managing to inject some humor into an otherwise stress inducing process.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Some useful PhD resources</title><link href="https://evacherian.github.io/posts/2026/09/blog-post-1/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Some useful PhD resources" /><published>2026-09-19T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-09-19T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://evacherian.github.io/posts/2026/09/blog-post-1</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://evacherian.github.io/posts/2026/09/blog-post-1/"><![CDATA[<p>I found other academics’ writing useful in navigating PhD life. So I thought I should put together a list of them.</p>

<ul>
  <li>Prof.Cal Newport’s <a href="https://calnewport.com/blog/">Study Hacks</a> blog.</li>
  <li>Prof. Matt Might’s <a href="https://matt.might.net/articles/">blog</a> also has a set of articles for graduate students.
    <ul>
      <li><a href="https://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/">The illustrated guide to a Ph.D.</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://matt.might.net/articles/problem-shapes/">The shape of your problem </a></li>
      <li><a href="https://matt.might.net/articles/advice-for-phd-thesis-proposals/">A thesis proposal is a contract</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://matt.might.net/articles/successful-phd-students/">3 qualities of successful Ph.D. students: Perseverance, tenacity and cogency</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://matt.might.net/articles/productivity-tips-hints-hacks-tricks-for-grad-students-academics/">Productivity tips, tricks and hacks for academics (2015 edition)</a></li>
      <li><a href="https://matt.might.net/articles/books-papers-materials-for-graduate-students/">Reading for graduate students</a></li>
    </ul>
  </li>
  <li><a href="https://web.stanford.edu/class/cs114/reading-keshav.pdf">How to Read a Paper</a> is another classic.</li>
  <li><a href="https://fs.blog/richard-feynman-what-problems-to-solve/">Richard Feynman’s Letter on What Problems to Solve</a></li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>Eva Cherian</name></author><category term="PhD resources" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[I found other academics’ writing useful in navigating PhD life. So I thought I should put together a list of them.]]></summary></entry><entry><title type="html">Some useful PhD resources : Writing and speaking</title><link href="https://evacherian.github.io/posts/2026/09/blog-post-2/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Some useful PhD resources : Writing and speaking" /><published>2026-09-19T00:00:00+00:00</published><updated>2026-09-19T00:00:00+00:00</updated><id>https://evacherian.github.io/posts/2026/09/blog-post-2</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://evacherian.github.io/posts/2026/09/blog-post-2/"><![CDATA[<p>Below are some resources I found useful for academic writing and speaking. They range from articles, books and an online course.</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="https://matt.might.net/articles/academic-presentation-tips/">10 tips for academic talks </a></li>
  <li><a href="https://academic.oup.com/clinchem/pages/guide-to-scientific-writing?login=true">Clinical Chemistry guide to scientific writing</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/u.endriss/how-to/write-a-paper/">How to write a paper</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/u.endriss/how-to/give-a-talk/">How to give a talk</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.coursera.org/learn/sciwrite">Writing in the Sciences</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Well-30th-Anniversary-Nonfiction-ebook/dp/B0090RVGW0/ref=books_amazonstores_desktop_mfs_author_smart_catalog_unrecognized_1?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_w=xE72x&amp;content-id=amzn1.sym.47218010-ccda-4098-a91e-bc39e6d446f4&amp;pf_rd_p=47218010-ccda-4098-a91e-bc39e6d446f4&amp;pf_rd_r=136-6283548-4658667&amp;pd_rd_wg=7ubFR&amp;pd_rd_r=7bfd92aa-0afb-4e43-a5d8-ed0ad99d8e8b">On writing well</a> This book by William Zinsser is one of my favorites about writing nonfiction.</li>
  <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0978577604">Even a geek can speak</a></li>
</ul>

<p>For those wondering about AI and writing, Stven Mintz’s take might be interesting.</p>
<ul>
  <li><a href="https://stevenmintz.substack.com/p/learning-to-write-like-ai">Learning to Write Like AI</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://stevenmintz.substack.com/p/how-ai-critiques-an-argument">How AI Critiques an Argument</a></li>
</ul>]]></content><author><name>Eva Cherian</name></author><category term="PhD resources" /><category term="Academic writing" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[Below are some resources I found useful for academic writing and speaking. They range from articles, books and an online course.]]></summary></entry></feed>