For many of us, writing a PhD was the hardest thing we’ve ever done. Now imagine doing it in the shadow of Covid-19. Isolation and navigating uncertainty have always been key challenges for PhD students, who also tend to experience higher rates of mental illness 1/ than the broader population (Levecque et al, 2017). These issues are not going to go away, and in many cases will be exacerbated by the crisis. Right now, many PhD students are being encouraged to distance themselves from their colleagues by working from home, 2/