Entrepreneurship | The entrepreneurial PhD: A new paradigm for higher education

About this episode

This episode explores the future of doctoral education and the challenges facing the traditional PhD model with Hélène de Burgh-Woodman.

In this episode, we dive into the future of doctoral education with Hélène de Burgh-Woodman , Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research Training at the University of Western Australia. Drawing on her work on entrepreneurial doctorates and her contribution to our latest Future of Universities Thoughbook , we explore why the traditional PhD model is under pressure, how universities can better prepare researchers for complex, real-world challenges, and what it takes to expand doctoral pathways without compromising rigor or the core principle of original knowledge.

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Guest: Hélène de Burgh-Woodman

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• doctoral education
• PhD model
• research training
• higher education

Keywords

• entrepreneurial PhD
• higher education
• research training
• doctoral pathways
• original knowledge

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Western Australia

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