Graduate life

Welcome to my first blog!
I’m a third year PhD student in the Faculty of Veterinary Science and I’m researching platypus venom. This is where you can read about all about the excitement, frustration, whimsy and procrastination of a research student’s existence. To quote Bernard L. Black (aka Dylan Moran): “You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, it’ll change your life” *.

Hi, I'm Alan. A simple introduction: I'm doing an honours project on digital music copyright.

Who I am:

Originally from Michigan in the USA, I came to Australia for the first time as an exchange student in Feb of 2007. I have been here ever since!

Hello and welcome to my first post on Graduate Life. I thought it best for me to start by introducing myself and why I decided I wanted to join the ranks of the grads at Sydney.

SO WHY SYDNEY?

The location was a big plus for me, it’s central and makes working and studying much more manageable. I work as an in-house journalist for a public relations firm. Yes, yes, I know. The dark side of journalism. But it’s experience, it keeps me writing and, as we work primarily in the food industry, keeps me fed.

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