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Living Happily Ever After (aka Maintaining a Good Student / Supervisor...

In my last post I wrote about what to do if you need an academic divorce during your PhD. This time I am considering the flip side of the argument: maintaining a successful student / supervisor...

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Elephants never forget, sadly most PhDs are not supervised by elephants! How...

We’ve all been there; walked into our supervisor’s office and they look at you perplexed, or enter into some kind of weird conversation and then look blank when you sit down because they have...

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Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am stuck in the middle...

Having two supervisors is becoming increasingly common. If, like me, you did your PhD within a college of the University Of London, UK you will automatically get two supervisors. This is done for a...

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Should I Stay or Should I Go Now … ? a.k.a Do I Divorce my Supervisor or...

In previous posts I have discussed how to ask your supervisor for a divorce and how to maintain a good supervisory relationship. But what happens if your relationship with your supervisor bounces up on...

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Truly Bonkers, I’m Starting to Think You’re Truly Bonkers .. Early Warning...

This is a post from our regular “Supervision Correspondent” Dr Sarah Louise Quinell. Sarah is now the managing editor of The Networked Researcher a blog supporting & promoting social media for...

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I’m a Paying Customer … How Assertive Can I Be With my Supervisor?

I was lucky enough to get a Masters degree and PhD by research on the public purse – the University of Melbourne even paid me a living stipend while I was doing my PhD (ok, technically it was an amount...

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Living Happily Ever After (aka Maintaining a Good Student / Supervisor...

In my last post I wrote about what to do if you need an academic divorce during your PhD. This time I am considering the flip side of the argument: maintaining a successful student / supervisor...

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Elephants never forget, sadly most PhDs are not supervised by elephants! How...

We’ve all been there; walked into our supervisor’s office and they look at you perplexed, or enter into some kind of weird conversation and then look blank when you sit down because they have...

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Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am stuck in the middle...

Having two supervisors is becoming increasingly common. If, like me, you did your PhD within a college of the University Of London, UK you will automatically get two supervisors. This is done for a...

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Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Should I Stay or Should I Go Now … ? a.k.a Do I Divorce my Supervisor or...

In previous posts I have discussed how to ask your supervisor for a divorce and how to maintain a good supervisory relationship. But what happens if your relationship with your supervisor bounces up on...

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Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Truly Bonkers, I’m Starting to Think You’re Truly Bonkers .. Early Warning...

This is a post from our regular “Supervision Correspondent” Dr Sarah Louise Quinell. Sarah is now the managing editor of The Networked Researcher a blog supporting & promoting social media for...

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Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I’m a Paying Customer … How Assertive Can I Be With my Supervisor?

I was lucky enough to get a Masters degree and PhD by research on the public purse – the University of Melbourne even paid me a living stipend while I was doing my PhD (ok, technically it was an amount...

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