Gradifying Blog

Gradifying is a weekly blog series by grad students, for grad students. It features topics ranging from school life to self-improvement and everything in-between.

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Students participate in an outdoor group yoga class on a grassy lawn between campus buildings, standing on mats with their arms raised overhead.

Sweat, Study, Repeat: Finding Focus Through Fitness at Queen’s

Written by Bhavya Bogra
A VIA Rail passenger train interior full of smiling people viewed from the corridor.

How to Survive Grad School: Travel Tips, Part 1 The Commute

Written by: Elyse Longair
Three university-aged students smiling as they browse racks of gently used clothes URL: https://today.wayne.edu/news/2022/10/26/the-w-pantry-and-thrift-shop-working-to-end-student-clothing-and-food-insecurity-49435

How to Survive Grad School: Thrifting on a Grad Student Budget Part 1

Written by: Elyse Longair
The photograph shows icicles on tree branches after a freezing rain in Kingston, Ontario, in 2025. 

Two Holiday Films

Written by Özlem Atar
Cartoon of a mother meditating calmly while chaos unfolds around her: a child spills water, another tugs on her for attention, a colleague needs proofreading, and a lab partner accidentally sets papers on fire. Caption: “Being an #AcademicParent requires a level of inner peace that a Zen master would kill for.â€

Scholar Moms: Chronicles from Graduate School – Introduction and Invitation

Written by Graziella Bedenik
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Finding Winter Magic in Downtown Kingston

Written by Bhavya Bogra
People practicing CPR on manikins in a classroom under instructor guidance.

How to Literally Help Someone Survive Grad School: First Aid Training with St. John Ambulance

Written by Elyse Longair
The image displays the book’s cover alongside an example of the mapping exercise included within the book. In the “My People†section of the chart, the letters A, M, and S appear. These represent Allies, Mentors, and Sponsors respectively.

Mapping PhD Journey with The Deliberate Doctorate

Written by Bhavya Bogra
Person in winter gear sitting on a snowy hill, smiling and holding a blue sled, with a fence and cloudy sky behind.

Winter is Coming

Written by Graziella Bedenik
The image shows fifteen mature women gathered indoors at the Ban Righ Centre.

Supporting Mature Women Students at Queen’s University: Resources and Community Events

Written by Bhavya Bogra
Three university students sitting on the grass outside a campus building, sharing snacks of fruit and looking at a laptop together.

How to Survive Grad School: Study Snacks

Written by Elyse Longair
Illuminated marquee of The Screening Room displaying names including 'Taylor Swift' and movie titles.

How to survive grad school: Without paying for TV/Movie streaming services

Written by Elyse Longair