The Thesis Whisperer

Because it’s 2026, the best place to hang out and chat online these days is Linkedin (yes I know, everything is terrible).

Longtime readers will know I have been working on a better understanding of neurodivergence (ND) and PhD study.

Before I start this post – a quick announcement.

For many years, this postcard was taped to my office door: “MACHINES ARE TALKING ABOUT YOU BEHIND YOUR BACK”: a postcard from the exhibition “Hello Robot”.

The middle is a hard place to be.

Recently, some colleagues and I released a paper about the experiences of neurodivergent PhD students.

There’s been a lot of … stuff going on at my university lately (just Google “Australian National University” on the news setting and you’ll see what I mean).

Waking up in 2025 is weird.

In my post at the end of last year, I opened the door to more guest posts.

Lately I’ve been hearing from pissed off PhD students – both people enrolled at my university and others.