Viva Confidence and Communication
This site is full of thought-provoking reflections – and practical tips on what to do to be ready for the day. It is written by someone who has been through…
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Dr D’s Essential Reading for the Nearly-Completed.
Just a personal opinion (I’m not affiliated at all) – I find Nathan Ryder’s text not only really useful, but a highly accessible read to – and an absolute bargain…
Making the Most of Conferences
Noordam & Gosling’s article has some useful tips if you’re a PhD student attending your first disciplinary conference.
PhD students: what to do if you don’t work well with your supervisor
Our supervisory relationship is our first experience of preparing for a professional life in academia or industry – relationships have to be forged and managed, not simply ‘expected’. this is…
Good Clinical Practice Training
All PhD students undertaking clinical primary research have to complete Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training. This is a specialised training package into various aspects of research including informed consent and…
Beating PhD Stress Tips from a Psychology Student
If you, as we all do at one time or another, experience the lows of doing a PhD then sometimes reading up on advice from people who have been through…
Tips and Hints for Transfer Vivas
A number of people have asked me about their Transfer Viva. Here are a couple of links that people have sent me that they have found useful. Jobs.ac.uk website has…