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Tag: Student

How to Fall in Love with Your PhD

September 9, 2021September 10, 2021 Richard Huysmans

Three tips to help you (or you students) fall in love with your PhD: Take time away from and deprioritise the PhD. Get to know your student/supervisor. Host and participate in department, school and faculty activities. Transcript: I was having a chat with my mate, Craig Harper the other day and he was asking me […]

Posted in PodcastTagged Academia, ECR, Love, PhD, Research, Student, Supervisor

How to Fall in Love with Your PhD

September 7, 2021September 10, 2021 Richard Huysmans

Three tips to help you (or you students) fall in love with your PhD: Take time away from and deprioritise the PhD. Get to know your student/supervisor. Host and participate in department, school and faculty activities.

Posted in VideosTagged Academia, ECR, Love, PhD, Research, Student, Supervisor

How to Fall in Love with Your PhD

September 7, 2021March 2, 2022 Richard Huysmans

There’s a difference between, “it is hard”, and “it is killing me”.  So much of what people tell you when you sign up to do a PhD – from within and without academia – is that “you’ll hate it”. Or “you won’t enjoy it”. Or “PhDs are meant to suck”.

Posted in BlogsTagged Academia, ECR, PhD, Researcher, Student, Supervisor

Keep on Playing…

June 7, 2021June 1, 2022 Richard Huysmans

Download as PDF I’m part of a soccer team. And every year at exam time or report time or assignment time, people prioritise their study over soccer. Mainly training, but sometimes games too. When this message comes late (i.e., 5 pm, when training is at 7 pm) that’s annoying. But as a player, I think […]

Posted in BlogsTagged Academia, Career Advice, Career Coaching, Communication, PhD, Research, Student, Study, Thesis, Writing

Having Tough Conversations with Your Student

February 9, 2021March 24, 2022 Richard Huysmans

Download as PDF Just like talking to your superiors can be tough, so too can talking to your students.  Indeed, there are many similarities. 

Posted in BlogsTagged Academia, Advice, Career Coaching, Collaboration, Communication, PhD, PhD Completions, PhD Mentoring, Research, Student, Supervisor
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