Mick Winter 37 - A sad announcement
Tara and Steve have a sad announcement for podcast listeners. Mick Winter - our remarkable PhD student - has died. Steve and Tara talk about 'what's next' and what will happen to his thesis now.
6 Feb 20179min
Amy Seymour-Walsh and a new way to create a first doctoral draft
Amy Seymour-Walsh talks with Tara about her PhD and her innovative strategy to move from a series of ideas and incomplete chapters and to a full first PhD draft.
24 Jan 201713min
Your first articles
Tara and Steve offer concrete options and opportunities for PhD students and early career researchers when considering how to write their first refereed article.
8 Jan 201729min
Anne McLeod 45 - Is an educator a teacher? Is a teacher an educator?
Tara, Steve and Anne probe what it means when the word 'educator' is replaced by 'teacher'? Particularly, they probe the consequences of changing the language from 'early childhood educator' to 'earl...
12 Dec 201620min
Mark Brown 13 - Mock Confirmation of Candidature
Steve and Tara introduce Mark Brown's mock confirmation of candidature. They talk about the value of a mock event and how students can improve and learn through this process. The podcast also includ...
10 Dec 201641min
Academic Journalism
Tara and Steve talk about academic journalism as a mode and means of dissemination for scholarship. When should academics consider journalism? What are the challenges and pitfalls? And - how can 'u...
5 Dec 201620min
Should I do a research masters or a PhD?
What are the reasons to choose to enrol in a research masters rather than a doctor of philosophy? Steve and Tara talk through the differences for students, supervisors and examiners and - once more -...
4 Dec 201625min
Interim Milestones
What happens to part-time PhD students through a milestone process? Tara talks about the use and value of interim milestones
29 Nov 20165min
