The PhD has made me feel like I am doing something in my capacity to create change, while getting the opportunitity to work within an institution where everyone is equally passionate and supportive about solving some of the world's most pressing problems.

Academia has allowed me to dive into something I love, get paid, and function on my terms

I thought the supervisor was the best. I thought the project was the best. It was a very happy outcome where the one you wanted was the one you got.

The knowledge I gained from my PhD has been beneficial for my progress, so far.

I care about the environment and I'm very passionate about research. Working with jute fibres is important as it will help to abolish polybags and nylon products which are really harmful to the environment.

An autistic academic can be very pigeonholed. There’s this stereotype that if you’re this excellent, infallible researcher, who might also be really difficult to work with. Being neurodivergent in academia comes with many difficulties, but can also make for fantastic research, in part due to your differences. It’s a double-edged sword.

I’d love to be able to teach interdisciplinary methods of research and rethink the way we do science. Currently, I think it’s very western-focused, so I would like to have an opportunity to encourage people to rethink how we do science.