The Phd Handbook: How To Take Care Of Yourself, Your Research Project And Your Future Av Rosemary Doyle, Fraser Robertson

Based on the authors successful training courses run around the world for thousands of PhD students, and drawing on personal experiences of completing their own doctoral degrees, this book offers tried and tested approaches to help students meet the demands of a PhD.Full of practical and highly applicable tools, techniques, activities and templates, The PhD Handbook provides an accessibly written step-by-step guide to accompany you throughout your journey toward a successful and timely qualification. Each chapter focuses on the most common issues PhD students encounter, including how to:• Create a useful plan when you don’t know what you’re doing• Actively shape a positive supervision partnership• Stop worrying and start working• Get the most out of every day• Get going again if you get stuck• Bounce back when things go wrong• Use your PhD as the launchpad for your future careerAs well as helping you make the most of the doctoral experience, the book also provides a toolbox of transferable skills that you will find useful in setting yourself up for a successful career beyond your degree.Dr Rosie Doyle is a trainer and coach, specialising in personal effectiveness, teamworking and leadership. She began her career more than 30 years ago in arts management. She now works all over the world with clients in the university, space industry, arts and charity sectors. She completed her PhD in 2009 at the University of St Andrews, UK.Dr Fraser Robertson is an internationally-acclaimed trainer, consultant and speaker. A project manager in industry for over 20 years, he established Fistral Training in 2008 and specialises in supporting researchers around the globe from PhDs and PostDocs, to PIs and the Professoriate. He completed his doctoral degree at Edinburgh Napier University, UK in 2015.