Author: Thesis Whisperer
The stegosaurus strategy
The other day a student came to see me after his mid point presentation. He was upset because the panel chair had questioned the scope of the work and his ability get the rest of it done. The student felt the questioning was out of line. Who was this academic who hadn’t worked in a …continue reading.
Parenting through a PhD (or 5 ways not to go completely insane)
PhD students are an interesting cohort. At our university the average age of a PhD student is 36, which means you can safely bet that most students have some family responsibilities – either to a spouse, elderly parents, animals or children. Parenting is challenging for PhD students because, in addition to the caring work that …continue reading.
The loneliness of the long distance thesis writer
A friend of mine tells the story of her first day as a PhD student with equal parts amusement and horror. One day she had a busy life as an academic, working with a wide range of students and colleagues, the next she was a PhD student who just had to hand in a thesis …continue reading.
Confirmation – not as big a deal as you think it is?
@thetokenlefty was freaking out about his confirmation presentation – so I wrote this post to reassure him
A visit from the Procrastination Fairy
The procrastination fairy has sprinkled you with her can’t be bothered dust – what to do?
5 ways to know you have the right thesis topic
The incredible hulk complex – too much thesis, too little shirt. Here’s some ways to tell when your topic is not too green and muscly for comfort
So you want to get some money to do research…
Want to write a winning grant application? The Whisperer rethinks the problem in a non listy kind of way.
Top five ways to avoid death by email
Addicted to email? You need a system darling.
Ambivalence – can it help you with your PhD?
The post where I get conflicted about ambivalence.
Five neat presentation tricks
Some tricks to pep up your next research presentation