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The Third Degree [Empowering Post-Graduate Researchers]
by Dr Craig J Selby | Academic Director | The Third Degree
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Building. a Writing Routine That Works for You!
Nov 18, 2025
15m 01s
Starting Before You're Ready
Nov 10, 2025
9m 58s
Writing, Reflection, and the Spirit of Academic Writing Month (AcWriMo)
Nov 5, 2025
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Mental Health & Our Doctoral Journey
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Realities of the PhD Workload: What to Expect?
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 11/18/25 | ![]() Building. a Writing Routine That Works for You!✨ | writing routineacademic writing+3 | — | — | — | writing routineacademic writing+5 | — | 15m 01s | |
| 11/10/25 | ![]() Starting Before You're Ready✨ | academic writingexploratory process+3 | — | — | — | academic writingwriting process+3 | — | 9m 58s | |
| 11/5/25 | ![]() Writing, Reflection, and the Spirit of Academic Writing Month (AcWriMo)✨ | academic writingreflection+4 | — | — | — | academic writingAcWriMo+4 | — | 9m 46s | |
| 5/31/25 | ![]() Mental Health & Our Doctoral Journey✨ | mental healthdoctoral journey+3 | — | — | — | mental healthdoctoral journey+3 | — | 7m 04s | |
| 2/6/25 | ![]() Realities of the PhD Workload: What to Expect?✨ | PhD workloaddoctoral journey+3 | — | — | — | PhDworkload+5 | — | 16m 30s | |
| 2/6/25 | ![]() Should You Do a PhD? 10 Hard Questions to Ask Yourself!✨ | PhD decisiondoctoral journey+3 | — | — | — | PhDdoctorate+5 | — | 14m 26s | |
| 12/26/24 | ![]() Self Reflection and Progress During Your PhD✨ | self reflectionPhD progress+4 | — | — | — | self reflectionPhD+6 | — | 14m 54s | |
| 12/2/24 | ![]() Demystifying Ethics Approvals✨ | ethics approvalsresearch process+3 | — | — | — | ethicsapprovals+5 | — | 6m 25s | |
| 12/2/24 | ![]() Transitioning from Coursework to Independent Research✨ | PhD transitionindependent research+3 | — | — | — | PhDtransition+3 | — | 11m 19s | |
| 12/2/24 | ![]() Avoiding Common Pitfalls in PhD Planning✨ | PhD planningcommon pitfalls+3 | — | — | — | PhD journeyplanning+3 | — | 8m 42s | |
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| 10/22/24 | ![]() Burnout and Your Phd! | Burnout is very real, and it is experienced differently by each of us. This episode touches on how PhD candidates may experience, cope with, and bounce back from episodes of burnout, both mental and physical health related. The PhD journey can be a particularly lonely one, and burnout doesn't always creep up. Somedays we feel fine, and the next day dread sets in and our energy levels have hit the floor. Whilst I can't offer foolproof solutions, I can get us started on sharing what works for us! | 16m 43s | ||||||
| 10/18/24 | ![]() On Academic Dinosaurs; the Challenge of Academic Stagnancy | Whether you're faculty or a PhD candidate, at some stage you have to reflect on where you are going. Academic stagnancy, staying at one university for too long, may impact your career development. There are both advantages to, and drawbacks of, staying too long in a single spot. It's up to you however to weigh these out for yourself and your goals. A piece of advice though, if you have to stay put, make sure you don't stay still! Conversely, moving too frequently isn't going to do you any favours either! | 11m 52s | ||||||
| 10/14/24 | ![]() Teaching as a PhD Candidate | I was fortunate to be able to teach before, during, and after my PhD. That opportunity shaped my thinking, my interest in, and skillsets associated with being in academia. I wouldn't change it for the world! In this episode, I share about the benefits and challenges of teaching during our journey, and also share some tips on developing our own personal teaching style. | 12m 00s | ||||||
| 10/13/24 | ![]() Navigating the Politics of Academia: What You Need to Know as a PhD Candidate | Organisational politics is everywhere, and it doesn't matter whether you are a PhD candidate or a Professor Emeritus, you will encounter it. But as a PhD candidate, you might feel powerless to stand up for yourself. In this episode, I talk about some simple strategies to understand, navigate, and mitigate the challenges of politics in academia. | 13m 27s | ||||||
| 10/10/24 | ![]() Issues of Academic Privilege | Academic privilege is a controversial topic. At risk (fear) of being cancelled, I want to explore the concept, and take steps to rebalancing the equation. The Third Degree was founded to democratise access to postgraduate education, and to help address the imbalances faced by academics and research candidates in the Global South. As a privileged caucasian academic, having spent almost half my life (and two thirds of my career) in developing Asia, I am confronted with the disparities evident in academia. I hope my thoughts in this episode start both a reflection and a conversation for us all, but for the betterment of academia! | 9m 10s | ||||||
| 10/10/24 | ![]() Mental Health &/in Academia | Today, 10 October, is World Mental Health Day! Academia isn't exactly known for being the most friendly mental health environment, but that doesn't make it toxic. In this episode, I talk about the importance of awareness of our mental health in our postgraduate journey. Knowing ourselves, knowing how we can reach out to others, and knowing how we can support others navigate their own mental health, is powerful for ourselves. Stay resilient and believe in yourself, even when your mind tries to tell you elsewise! | 6m 54s | ||||||
| 9/4/24 | ![]() The 'Shy' Dr Selby | My Lessons on Building Resilience | Resilience is something that most of us keep fighting to develop through our lives and careers. Personally, my journey has been challenging, with many steep learning curves. But these learning curves, good and bad, have helped me to develop and strengthen my own resilience. I share eight (8) lessons from my own journey to help you think through the challenges you are facing! | 13m 44s | ||||||
| 9/4/24 | ![]() Five (5) Essential Skills to Become a Resilient Researcher | Resilience is key. As emerging research professionals, we must develop resilience throughout our journey, not only for the PhD, but beyond as well. While it is commonly argued that there are five (5) essential skills to develop in order to be a more resilient researcher, I believe that a sixth skill adds the 'icing on the cake' so to speak. Developing our competency in these five plus one (5 + 1) skills will strengthen your resilience as a researcher. | 10m 26s | ||||||
| 9/4/24 | ![]() What Makes a Good Researcher ? | There's a lot of opinion and advice out there on how to become a good researcher, and of course the attributes that are essential to this. I put my own spin on to this discussion by exploring what I consider essential facets of being a good researcher, not only as a PhD candidate or Early Career Researcher, but as a research professional that wants to hold their own against others. | 7m 03s | ||||||
| 9/3/24 | ![]() Building a Strong Supervisory Relationship | It should be a friendship for life! Building a strong supervisory relationship contributes to your personal and career growth, and help ensure your PhD journey is a productive and rewarding one. This episode touches on a few issues to consider as you start to build that rapport with your Doctoral supervisor. | 13m 13s | ||||||
| 9/3/24 | ![]() Embracing Feedback as a PhD Candidate | In this episode, we discuss a vital aspect of our PhD journey: managing feedback and how to handle it in a mentally healthy way - including when we don't concur with the feedback offered! | 12m 49s | ||||||
| 8/21/24 | ![]() Building Collaborations & Partnerships in Research | Collaborating with other researchers can be extremely rewarding. This episode explores some of the important considerations PhD candidates and early career researchers need to think about when developing and progressing with collaborative research initiatives. | 11m 55s | ||||||
| 8/21/24 | ![]() Coping With Research Failures and Setbacks | The very nature of research implies that failures and setbacks may be part of the journey. In this episode we look at ways to lean from and overcome setbacks, and use this to positively influence our research progress. | 9m 14s | ||||||
| 8/6/24 | ![]() Balancing Objectivity & Personal Perspective in Research | We are told it's important to be 'ourselves' in our research, but at the same time, ensure we conform to convention. This episode explores a few ideas on how we can balance this tightrope; keeping our voice and letting our worldview guide us, but at the same time adhering to the values of academic rigour. | 8m 36s | ||||||
| 8/5/24 | ![]() Finding Mentorship & Guidance During Your PhD and Early Career Stages | Having a mentor in your academic journey can be an incredibly rewarding and beneficial experience. This episode discusses how you can find and engage with a mentor, and how they can help you develop in your journey. | 13m 23s | ||||||
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