Matthew Kibble

Regenerative Medicine PhD in 3D bioprinting @OfficialUoM @RoyceInstitute. Forbes 30 Under 30 Longlist 2020. Secondary interests in science diplomacy & outreach.

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Hello world! My name is Matthew and I'm a PhD student in the 3D printing of living human organs.

Today, I have 1 year left to go, so I'll be keeping a Twitter diary, 1 tweet per day, to guide you through the journey. Wish me luck - PhD minus 365!
#phdlife #PhDChat #bioprinting

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@scottygb BBC says BBC has undermined itself, says BBC ex-Director General to BBC.

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#BBC says BBC has undermined itself, says BBC ex-Director General to BBC.
@BBCBreaking @GaryLineker

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Today I gleaned a flash of joy when walking home in daylight at the same time as other people. The PhD and publication are almost in sight!

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@PhDVoice @PostdocVoice Had a vitamin tablet for lunch at midnight.

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PhD minus 97: Home at midnight, vitamin tablet for dinner. No world cup. #phdlife #phd

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#bbccricket Currently at a Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine conference (shameless plug). Hoping England can..engineer...some sort of victory here and that Trent Bridge is a total cell-out.

(Sorry, Birmingham)

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#PhD minus 304. Today, I undertook the most technically advanced and time-demanding procedure of my PhD so far. Things went great, until
the very last and most simple step, which I messed up and as a result have to repeat all over again. Sound familiar?! @PhDVoice @ThePhDPlace

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@ornelabardhi @PhD_Genie Isn't it excellent?

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#PhD minus 312. Sometimes, just sometimes, the days requiring 5+ hours in front of a microscope are the best days.

Top PhD tip: plan your file naming system beforehand!

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@ThePhDPlace I would be delighted to!

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Ahem! A counting/administrative quirk I don't understand means my submission date is now Feb 28th 2023.

If your thesis isn't ready, you won't get a PhD. Four(+) years on the altar to science results in a Master's, which could have been received after 1 year only. PhD minus 314!

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@DrJadeMcGlynn It's also a brazen rip-off of the sea shanty craze of 2020. Another infringement.
https://t.co/M3Oh175S1W

There once was a ship that put to sea
And the name of that ship was the Moskva III
The winds blew hard, her bow dipped down
Blow, me bully boys, blow (же!)...

etc...

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@Titilu_PM @PhDVoice Absolutely, a PhD comes under education. The trick is to show the many transferrable skills doing a PhD has given you, so that it appears like the job it sort of is. Project scoping, resource and budgetary management, strategic planning & time management, public communication etc

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PhD minus 346. Feed the cells, write the paper, listen to Pet Shop Boys once everyone has gone home. Why yes, PhDs are what you make of them!

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@cmmays75 @ThePhDPlace Top advice! Working on the review...

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PhD minus 347. Today is a holiday and I'm fighting the urge to go to lab. PhDs have a habit of doing that - the more you work, the better your work? It's hard to justify time off, especially if you have lab AND a paper to write. How to prioritise? @ThePhDPlace #AcademicTwitter

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@justifyjusticee Agree! Academic Twitter seems overly negative. This might be a US thing since much on here is US. I would advise following individual PhDs (shameless plug!) as well as the forums, so you get a better insight into what it may be like, rather than relying on crowd sentiment/humour

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@FAkamagwuna @PhDVoice @PhD_Genie @PhDForum @PostdocVoice This is a legitimate question, especially in humanities or if decades apart.

If funded, it could make sense as a part-time pursuit outside of a paid job.

In science, it seems pretty bonkers, especially if unfunded or in a similar field.

To legitimise your knowledge/passion?

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@TCMAResearcher @AcademicChatter @PhDVoice @Dr_Meming @TheStrugglingS4 @thephdbreakdown Enlightening

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@panickedpostdoc @AcademicChatter @PostdocVoice I will be about one million and six.