This session will introduce you to a range of strategies for effective time management that will help you with planning and managing your research degree and will be invaluable in the longer-term.
Feedback from 2023 participants includes:
“It gave a different perspective, in that the session was designed to help us get over hurdles and just get to writing. That helped a LOT.”
“This session involved accurate challenges and solutions for HDR students.”
Presented by Learning Advisors from Student Services.
About Candidature management
Undertaking a research degree is a huge commitment and requires many skills. Gaining an understanding of these techniques and strategies early, will assist you to complete and submit your thesis efficiently.
Useful links
- Advice by Student Services: Working with your advisor
- Short excerpt on PhD Survival
- The PhD Survival video : Doing a PhD is meant to be challenging, and most doctoral students feel overwhelmed by the task at times. But many find that their work - and their lives - are compromised by feelings of loneliness, inadequacy or anxiety. The consequences can be abandoned PhDs, disrupted careers and damaged mental health.
- The Thesis Whisperer: PhD support blog by A/Prof Inger Mewburn, Director of Researcher Development, ANU
- Patter: PhD and writing support blog by Prof Pat Thomson, School of Education, University of Nottingham
- Postgrad Forum: An extensive forum of PhDs from all over the world discussing life, work, research, career, and anything PhD
- The PhD Forum: A Twitter-based social support group, online writing lounge, collaboration directory
- Wellbeing group programs available now