Five transferable skills for all PhD students: Problem solving. Project management. Written communication. Oral communication. Presentation skills. Be careful when identifying your transferable skills from your PhD – not all are created equal. Transcript: Good day there, bakers, writers, and rock stars! Dr. Richard Huysmans here. Bringing 5 skills that you can use to develop […]
Five Skills I Can Use to Develop My Career Beyond My PhD
Five transferable skills for all PhD students: Problem solving. Project management. Written communication. Oral communication. Presentation skills. Be careful when identifying your transferable skills from your PhD – not all are created equal.
Presentation Skills
People can think you’re either “good” or “bad” at presenting. But I think the truth is that you can get better (or worse). And, through practice you can improve. In this talk, I went through some of the things I do when preparing a talk. I covered what I think is important when it comes […]
Making Most of Your Conference Presentation (Aug 2021)
Although COVID changed the way we conference, presenting at an in-person, virtual or mixed conference is still one of the best ways to grow your research skills. It is also one of the best ways to grow your network. And with so much of what we do reliant on networks, it is important to make […]
Five Conferences You Should Be Attending During Your PhD and Why
Five conferences you should attend during your PhD: Leading international conference in your field – to get to know the experts. Leading national conference in your field – to find local experts. Local special interest group – to solve your specific programs. University conference – to know you are not alone. Leading local industry conference […]
Five Conferences You Should Be Attending During Your PhD and Why
Five conferences you should attend during your PhD: Leading international conference in your field – to get to know the experts. Leading national conference in your field – to find local experts. Local special interest group – to solve your specific programs. University conference – to know you are not alone. Leading local industry conference […]
Five Conferences You Should Be Attending During Your PhD and Why
My PhD supervisor was very supportive of conference attendance. She funded all of her students to attend conferences every single year. Although not everyone will have a supportive supervisor, or the funds to go to every single conference, I think there are 5 types of conference every single PhD student should aim to attend during […]
Using LinkedIn (As an Academic)
If you’re not sure how to use LinkedIn, perhaps think of it as a research conference. Be active – Talk to people, share content. Talk about what you liked. Talk about what you learned. Get notified – About what is going on. Don’t miss dates or miss chances to share content. Build you profile – […]
Living Your Priorities
Download as PDF Being a successful researcher – either as an established academic, ECR or PhD student – requires you to progress different aspects of your research, at different speeds, at different times. Although I believe in any one week a successful researcher should be devoting time to reading, writing, and thinking, the amount of […]
Using LinkedIn (As an Academic)
If you’re not sure how to use LinkedIn, perhaps think of it as a research conference. Be active – Talk to people, share content. Talk about what you liked. Talk about what you learned. Get notified – About what is going on. Don’t miss dates or miss chances to share content. Build you profile – […]