PhD students are six times more prone to depression or anxiety than the general population. Here are some tips to stay mentally well.

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What makes a good PhD supervisor? Top tips for managing the student-supervisor relationship.

By Dr. Max Lempriere on

January 8, 2020

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In this guide, I want to dig in a little more into what makes a good supervisor, before discussing what they should and shouldn’t be doing, why you need to please them (and how you can go about doing so), and how to make the most of your supervision meetings. Before that, though, I want to give some advice to those who haven’t yet chosen a supervisor about what they should and shouldn’t be looking out for (if you’ve already got one, you can skip the first section).

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39 PhD Mindfulness Exercises To De-Stress Your PhD

By Dr. Max Lempriere on

August 16, 2019

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Research has shown how mindfulness exercises can be important in lowering PhD stress. Here we present 39 mindfulness exercises to help you towards a successful submission.

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Seven tips for clear and concise writing in your PhD

By Dr. Max Lempriere on

June 7, 2019

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At the heart of a PhD is a goal to make the examiner happy. Clear, concise writing is an important component of achieving that goal.

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Infographic: Strategies for ESL PhD Students

By Dr. Max Lempriere on

May 21, 2019

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Writing a PhD when English is your second language is a challenge. We’ve put together an infographic that will help you to improve the way you understand the PhD writing process.

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Writing Your PhD For A Western Audience When English Is Your Second Language

By Dr. Max Lempriere on

May 6, 2019

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If you’re a PhD student for whom English is a second language, you may not realise the importance of writing for a Western audience.

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People like me will never do things like that: PhD imposter syndrome and academic anxiety

By Dr. Max Lempriere on

May 1, 2019

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To those who think they’re not good enough I say two things. First, good enough for what? To be an academic? Well, you are one. You’re a trainee. Second, you’re not good enough yet. There’s a big distinction.

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The PhD only needs to be good enough, which is terrifying if English is your second language.

By Dr. Max Lempriere on

April 24, 2019

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The hardest thing about doing a PhD isn’t the research, the literature review, the research design. They’re all hard, sure, but the hardest thing about doing a PhD is the constant worry about whether what you’re doing is ‘good enough’. The trouble is, we only have so much control over making it good enough.

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PhD Mental Health: The importance of self-care during the writing process

By mavralidija on

April 15, 2019

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‘Am I doing it right?’ ‘Others are so much better at writing than me.’ ‘I have to please my supervisor.’ ‘My future career, my life, depends on how well I write this thesis.’ Sound familiar?

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Writing your PhD begins with writing fieldnotes

By George May on

April 2, 2019

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For anyone writing ethnography – or doing any participant observation at all – writing a thesis begins in earnest in the field, with notes: an absolute heap of them.

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How Moments of Mindfulness Can Thwart the PhD Blues — The Science of Mindfulness for Students

What makes a good PhD supervisor? Top tips for managing the student-supervisor relationship.

39 PhD Mindfulness Exercises To De-Stress Your PhD

Seven tips for clear and concise writing in your PhD

Infographic: Strategies for ESL PhD Students

Writing Your PhD For A Western Audience When English Is Your Second Language

People like me will never do things like that: PhD imposter syndrome and academic anxiety

The PhD only needs to be good enough, which is terrifying if English is your second language.

PhD Mental Health: The importance of self-care during the writing process

Writing your PhD begins with writing fieldnotes