A one-day workshop for postgraduate researchers in the first year of their doctorate.   Drawing on the experience of their first few months, the course approaches the PhD as a project and addresses issues of planning, time and resource management, collaboration and self-management.  This includes overcoming procrastination and making the most of the supervisor and student relationship.  

This is a workshop focused on learning through practice, reflection and discussion and requires participants’ contribution throughout. 

Aims and Objectives: 

• Reflect on your experiences of the early stages of your PhD process 

• Work extensively with your peers, learning from each other throughout 

• Develop your awareness and practices in relation to: 

• Time management, prioritisation and overcoming procrastination 

• Your PhD as a research project and therefore how to manage it 

• Supervision and effective collaboration 

• Reflection and learning from experience