A unique take on how to survive and thrive in the process your PhD, this is a book that stands out from the crowd of traditional PhD guides. Compiled by a leading UK researcher, and written in a highly personal one-to-one manner, How to Get Your PhD showcases the thoughts of diverse and distinguished minds hailing from the UK, EU, and beyond, spanning both academia and industry. With over 150 bitesize nuggets of actionable advice, it offers more detailed contributions covering topics such as career planning, professional development, diversity and inclusion in science, and the nature of risk in research.How to Get Your PhD: A Handbook for the Journey is as readable for people considering a PhD as it is for those in the middle of one: aiming to clarify the highs and lows that come when training in the profession of research, while providing tips & tricks for the journey. This concise yet complete guide allows students to ?dip in? and read just what they need, rather than adding to the mountain of reading material they already have.
1: What is a PhD? 2: Things you need to know 3: Things that will happen 4: How to Find your New Idea 5: How to work with a Supervisor 6: Work on Yourself 7: How to Read 8: How to Write 9: How to give Presentations 10: What happens in a Viva? 11: Your Post-PhD Life 12: Skills you will have gained i: Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell DBE FRS: Choosing a Career in Science ii: Professor Victoria Burns: Becoming a Reflective Professional iii: Professor Steve Furber CBE FRS FREng: Doing your PhD as part of a team iv: Dr Lucy Kissick: Saying yes to opportunity and no v: Professor Hiranya Peiris: The Rewards of Risk in Research vi: Professor Melanie Leng MBE: Top Writing Tips vii: Professor Jeremy Wyatt: Mistakes your Supervisor will make viii: Professor David Hand OBE FBA MMC: A PhD in Statistics & Data Science ix: Dr Carolyn Virca: Building a Strong Support Network . x: Dr Shakir Mohamed: Inventing Ourselves: Responsibility & Diversity in Research xi: Dr Jonny Brooks-Bartlett: Public Engagement in Research xii: Dr Jennifer Polk: Your career is up to you
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