Welcome Inger Mewburn!

8 March 2023

Professor Inger Mewburn is popularly known online as The Thesis Whisperer, and will be the first-ever University of Cambridge Visiting Scholar

By Tyler Shores 

We are thrilled to be hosting our first-ever University of Cambridge ThinkLab Visiting Scholar in Residence: Professor Inger Mewburn! Inger brings a wealth of research experience and is also known for her popular Thesis Whisperer blog, dedicated to the topic of doing a PhD and being an academic. Her advice has been an inspiration to countless researchers and academics around the world and you can check out some of her books on her site here.

More updates are coming soon, so stay tuned and also follow the ThinkLab online: @ThinkLabCam

Inger’s Bio:

Professor Inger Mewburn (better known as @Thesiswhisperer on the internet) was born on Nuenonne country, which is now known as Tasmania, Australia (always was, always will be, Aboriginal land). She has a background as a designer and a researcher, which was nurtured at the University of Melbourne and RMIT University.

Since 2006, she has worked exclusively with PhD students and early career academics, helping them finish complex research projects with (very) demanding stakeholders. She’s passionate about people reaching their potential as researchers and helping create a kinder, more inclusive academy.