The art of supervisor wrangling

The art of supervisor wrangling

A colleague of mine was sitting beside a senior academic at a conference. A young researcher was giving a presentation on the preliminary results from their doctoral research, and the senior academic was really impressed. The topic coincided perfectly with his research interests. Meeting the young researcher over coffee, the senior academic paid his compliments, and enquired who was the young researcher’s PhD supervisor. “You are”, they replied... 

Read on for examples of entry-level, and Hall of Fame levels of supervisor wrangling...

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14 Graduate student essays on the PhD experience

This is a great book (35 pages) that is a must-read for postgraduate researchers. With personal accounts that are intended to give advice that has been learned the hard way, it is essential reading for less experienced research students.
The topics range from networking, communication, supervisory issues, presenting, publishing and, of course, doing research.

How to survive your PhD

Guide to Peer Review

Click Here: Guide to Peer Review in Ecology and Evolution

The British Ecological Society has produced a guide for those wishing to learn more about peer review. Although intended for ecology researchers, it is relevant to researchers across a much wider variety of disciplines.

"This booklet is intended as a guide for early career researchers, who have little or no experience of reviewing journal articles but are interested in learning more about what is involved. It provides a succinct overview of the many aspects of reviewing, from hands-on practical advice about the actual review process to explaining less tangible aspects, such as reviewer ethics."

Sharing science through story (link to TEDx talk)

Fergus McAuliffe is a regular and popular contributor on 'Scientific Communication' to our Agri-Food Graduate Development Programme (3-day training modules for postgrads and postdocs).

Sharing science through story: Fergus McAuliffe at TEDxDublin

Fergus is a PhD student at University College Cork. See here why he is an award-winning presenter and a presenter on RTE's Science Squad. This presentation is a masterclass in the communication of research, is wonderful, and is only 14 minutes long...

 

 

Early career researchers: prepare now for funding success later

Eligibility criteria for research funding- start with the end in mind
What kind of criteria might be used to assess the eligibility of early career researchers who may be applying for their first research grant? Read on to find out...