Research is hard. You don’t have to navigate it alone.
Habits, clarity, and emotional intelligence for graduate students, early career researchers, and the mentors guiding them.
New to GradLab Compass? Start with these essentials.
Welcome to your survival kit in blog form. No, it won’t teach you how to write your thesis overnight — we checked. But it will help you build real habits that actually stick. Like remembering to eat. Or setting boundaries with your inbox (yes, that’s allowed).
Our featured series, Habits, Not Hacks, tackles the highs, lows, and occasional chaos of grad school - lab fails, awkward advisor encounters, productivity black holes - and offers and offers practical ways to handle them. It’s for both sides of the bench: trainees and supervisors alike.
If you’re looking for a little extra help, something you can print, highlight, or stick on your fridge, we’ve got you covered.
Access free and paid resources here - Printables . These are designed to keep you organized, motivated and make your grad school journey a little less chaotic and a lot more doable.
Coming soon — join the waitlist. Something special is just up ahead to help you put your best work forward.