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Claire Rommelaer, Doctor of Law and researcher at the Center of Bioethics of UNamur, shares her vision of the academic research in short funny videos. She reviews the highlights and the big questions one can have while doing research, but she also gives you precious advice on how to cope with it. To go further, you can look up the PDFs linked to the videos, in which you’ll find more information to help you through your PhD path. The videos are in French with available subtitles in English, all you have to do is activate the setting.

SEAson 1, Episode 1 \| But, what am i doing here?
	• Not feeling up to the task is widely spread and doesn’t prove anything. • We don’t need to wait for the passion to come to us, instead let us impose routines to ourselves! • Routines can be good, let’s talk about it with our favorite colleagues.
SEAson 1 - Episode 2 \| I LOVE TEACHING
	• Focus on educational missions. • However, let's not use the students (too much), to avoid working on our thesis. • Anyway, teaching can be as hard as doing research, so in that case, working on our thesis isn’t that bad!
SEAson 1, Episode 3 \| MY problEm, I AM TOO MUCH OF A PERFECTIONIST!
	• Being perfectionist, is mistreating and counterproductive • Let’s extend our sense of nuance in our self-assessment, to have more choice than just “ being perfect” or “being really bad”. • Doing one’s best is already the maximum.
SEAson 1, Episode 4 \| Peer-review, part 1 : NOTE TO pHd students
	• Let’s admit that hearing criticism can be hard. • Feeling blue or being in a bad mood is allowed. • Getting back to work shouldn’t look like getting through an obstacle course.
SEAson 2, Episode 5 \| Peer-review, part 2 : NOTE TO REVIEWERS
	• Being hard towards peers is counterproductive. • Being aggressive doesn’t lead to improvement, instead it can weaken the reviewer’s work. • A thorough and kind review is possible!
Saison 2, Episode 1 \| But, what am i really doing at the university?!
	- Learning how to explain one’s research is an asset. - Practicing to explain one’s research helps to see the bigger picture. - My Thesis in 180 seconds, a recommended exercise proposed by the “Confluent des Savoirs”.
SEAson 2, Episode 2 \| i love distance teaching !
	- Feeling important to have so many students attending your course. - Dealing with informatics bugs. - Learning how to get some perspective. - Tips and Tricks.
Season 2, episode 3 \| Procrastinating? ME ?!?

SEAson 2, Episode 4 \| THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THESIS - part 1

Season 2, episode 5 \| THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THESIS - part 2

SEASON 3, EPISODE 1 | "In fact, I've always wanted to be a market gardener"

SEAson 1, Episode 1 \| But, what am i doing here?
	• Not feeling up to the task is widely spread and doesn’t prove anything. • We don’t need to wait for the passion to come to us, instead let us impose routines to ourselves! • Routines can be good, let’s talk about it with our favorite colleagues.
SEAson 1 - Episode 2 \| I LOVE TEACHING
	• Focus on educational missions. • However, let's not use the students (too much), to avoid working on our thesis. • Anyway, teaching can be as hard as doing research, so in that case, working on our thesis isn’t that bad!
SEAson 1, Episode 3 \| MY problEm, I AM TOO MUCH OF A PERFECTIONIST!
	• Being perfectionist, is mistreating and counterproductive • Let’s extend our sense of nuance in our self-assessment, to have more choice than just “ being perfect” or “being really bad”. • Doing one’s best is already the maximum.
SEAson 1, Episode 4 \| Peer-review, part 1 : NOTE TO pHd students
	• Let’s admit that hearing criticism can be hard. • Feeling blue or being in a bad mood is allowed. • Getting back to work shouldn’t look like getting through an obstacle course.
SEAson 2, Episode 5 \| Peer-review, part 2 : NOTE TO REVIEWERS
	• Being hard towards peers is counterproductive. • Being aggressive doesn’t lead to improvement, instead it can weaken the reviewer’s work. • A thorough and kind review is possible!
Saison 2, Episode 1 \| But, what am i really doing at the university?!
	- Learning how to explain one’s research is an asset. - Practicing to explain one’s research helps to see the bigger picture. - My Thesis in 180 seconds, a recommended exercise proposed by the “Confluent des Savoirs”.
SEAson 2, Episode 2 \| i love distance teaching !
	- Feeling important to have so many students attending your course. - Dealing with informatics bugs. - Learning how to get some perspective. - Tips and Tricks.
Season 2, episode 3 \| Procrastinating? ME ?!?

SEAson 2, Episode 4 \| THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THESIS - part 1

Season 2, episode 5 \| THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THESIS - part 2

PhD Channel

SEAson 1, Episode 1 | But, what am i doing here?

SEAson 1 - Episode 2 | I LOVE TEACHING

SEAson 1, Episode 3 | MY problEm, I AM TOO MUCH OF A PERFECTIONIST!

SEAson 1, Episode 4 | Peer-review, part 1 : NOTE TO pHd students

SEAson 2, Episode 5 | Peer-review, part 2 : NOTE TO REVIEWERS

Saison 2, Episode 1 | But, what am i really doing at the university?!

SEAson 2, Episode 2 | i love distance teaching !

Season 2, episode 3 | Procrastinating? ME ?!?

SEAson 2, Episode 4 | THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THESIS - part 1

Season 2, episode 5 | THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THESIS - part 2

SEASON 3, EPISODE 1 | "In fact, I've always wanted to be a market gardener"

SEASON 3, EPISODE 2 | "long live the kids"

SEASON 3, Episode 3 | "I'm really a rational person, You KNown"

SEASON 3, Episode 4 | Conf, conf, conf"

SEASON 3, Episode 5 | « and What next ?! »