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Evguenia Alechine is a freelance science-communications specialist, and programme leader of the Medical Writing Organization, part of the Cheeky Scientist Association.
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Like many PhD students, I found the last year in the lead-up to my thesis submission the hardest of my life. I was struggling every day with writing my dissertation: I didn’t think that my results were meaningful or that I deserved the degree.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02387-w
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