u/Princess_of_Eboli

I'm autistic so I generally overthink situations that involve me interacting with others. I'm in the social sciences.

I'm eager to start publishing early (in my first of 4 years). I've written some work recently which my supervisors seem happy with. It's not near ready for publication but I think it could be a useful contribution, eventually.

When it comes to publication, do I wait until my supervisors suggest I publish work I've shown them? I'm worried that if I tell them I want to try and publish something they'll tell me it's not good enough. Do I just submit and let them know if it's accepted (if it's work they haven't contributed to)?

I'm (28F) Irish and set up a private pension in Ireland about a year before moving to the UK. I'm still paying into this (€300 a month).

I'm now living in the UK and on a stipend so don't have a workplace pension. I anticipate only being here for four years before moving home but it could be longer depending on career options. I'm wondering if I should pause my payments to my private Irish pension and put that money into a LISA while I'm here? I would be able to put just over £3000 in a year and receive 25% extra from the British government and take it out at 60.

I'm not super financially literate so my main question is would having my pension split between different accounts affect how they compound? And is there anything else I should consider?

Thanks!