Solo Session: How your PhD Changes Each Year?

About this episode

This episode explores how the focus and demands of a PhD change from year to year.

Thank you for tuning in to PhD Lounge, you'll become a Doctor of Philosophy by immersing yourself into the latest topics of the PhD Universe Students and Graduates! Your PhD can feel like one long stretch of work, but the truth is that each year demands a different kind of focus. In this late-night solo session, we explore how each year of your PhD changes. 1st year: First supervisor meetings, literature review, early chapter drafts, research methodologies, research training and probation. 2n...

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Host: Luis Maia de Freitas

Topics covered

• PhD journey
• academic years
• research methodologies
• literature review
• supervisor meetings

Keywords

• PhD
• academic
• research
• supervisor
• literature review
• methodologies
• training

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