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Thriving in your PhD: navigating the treacherous terrain 🧠 As I achieved my PhD more than one year ago with "success" (that for me is growing personally and intellectually, not only the papers that I have published), I am receiving a huge influx of inquiries from students eager to conquer the PhD path. The key? In my personal opinion (and experience): 1.-Stellar supervisors 2.- Unwavering dedication 3.-Securing funding.🔑 And above all, enjoy the path with your team. Beware the "predatory professors" - those who promise guidance but deliver only disappointment. I was fortunate to have the best: Santiago Forgas Coll and Rubén Huertas García. Their mentorship was transformative. 🙌 And remember: the doctoral journey is no walk in the park. It requires grit, resilience, and the ability to overcome setbacks. But with the right support system and a relentless work ethic, you'll unlock doors to groundbreaking research. 💪 #AcademicLife #PhDJourney #SupervisorSupport #ResearchFunding #GraduateStudies

☝ It's valuable to have other PhD-students as colleagues nearby! 🔊 My experiences During the initial phase of my PhD journey, I lacked nearby PhD-student colleagues, and I felt the absence of like-minded individuals. However, I had the privilege of engaging with fellow PhD-students from various departments at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, as well as at @ORU at Odense University Hospital. Thankfully, Merete Celano Wittenkamp has recently joined as a fellow PhD student and now occupies the office adjacent to mine at Gentofte Hospital. What a pleasure to have daily 'tete-a-tete’ conversations with a like-minded! 💡 My considerations Some cconsiderations for the importance of having a fellow PhD student: ▶ Peer support and understanding: Fellow PhD students can relate to the challenges and experiences unique to doctoral studies, providing a supportive environment where individuals can share struggles, successes, and strategies for overcoming obstacles. ▶ Intellectual stimulation: Interacting with colleagues can foster intellectual exchange, sparking discussions, debates, and collaborations that enrich the research process and contribute to academic growth. ▶ Emotional support: Doctoral studies can be emotionally challenging, and having a supportive community of peers can provide emotional reassurance, motivation, and solidarity during periods of stress, self-doubt, or uncertainty. 👉 Your experiences and considerations What are your experiences and considerations of having fellow PhD-students? #PhDstudent #shareddecisionmaking #decisionaid #cocreation

Don’t miss our webinar on ten key points that prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey, namely: 1. Structuredness of the Programme 2. Research Scoping 3. Mastering the Trio 4. Supportive Network 5. Research Methods 6. Benchmarking Opportunities 7. Progress Measurement 8. The Element of Time 9. Viva Preparation 10. The aftermath of the doctorate During this webinar we’ll engage in discussion around ten guiding points prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey. For you to have a better understanding about what to expect at the webinar we are going to post a teaser for each of the ten key points in the days ahead. Today we introduce: #9 Viva Preparation: Why it all boils down to the Viva – and how to prepare for that day well ahead of time. You are either a doctor or you are not. It is all about the passing of the Viva.   However, well prepared students are actually those that don’t need that much time for Viva preparation. The reason for such is that they’ve learnt what it takes to survive the doctoral journey and understand what’s ahead in order to reach the end point.   Well prepared students will have discussed, presented, defended, and adjusted their research continuously through their research journey.   Well prepared students will have a clear understanding about what worked well and what did not, and how things have progressed and changed over time.   Therefore, it is important that doctoral programmes provide both: structured means that allow students to get prepared through their research journey, as well as a supportive learning environment that keeps a record of the personal developments. That’s it for today and we are looking forward seeing you tomorrow our last topic: #10. The Aftermath of the Doctorate: What to expect from a reconfigured version of you (and how to handle yourself). 🔗 Register Here https://lnkd.in/egE97hVW #PhDLife #DBA #HigherEducation #AcademicJourney #Webinar #Research #DoctorateHub FOLLOW DoctorateHub for more insights on the doctorate research journey!

Few causes are more noble than trauma dumping on PhD students 😃 I reflected in a panel discussion this week on some of the things I would say to someone in the early stages of their PhD: Know your why!  • Know why you want to pursue PhD or are pursuing it  • Find your North Star. You don't need to know every step of the way. Just know a reference that keeps bringing you back on track. It can be a Million dollars in funding, your research lab, or your company. Ambitious, often ridiculously out of reach at the moment, but achievable in the medium to long-term  • And then, find the goalposts that you want to hit along the way. When you have a long-term goal, these short and medium-term goalposts are easy to identify.  • Know what you want to do in your PhD. Do you want to finish your PhD as soon as possible, regardless of what you work on? Or, do you want to align your steps with your long-term goals? Whichever one it is, know what it is, so you set the right expectations with yourself. And if you do that, no matter how many challenges you encounter, you will persist.  • If you can, pick a problem that almost annoys you that it's left unaddressed. Motivation would not be a problem, but realistically, prepare yourself for challenges. But to think that it ends at challenges is a mistake, because beyond those challenges is immense opportunity. #research #PhD #goalsetting #thoughtleadership #careeradvice

The Emory University - Goizueta Business School’s annual PhD conference brought together top doctoral talent to present innovative research across five academic areas. 📚 With students from Goizueta and nearby institutions like Georgia State, Georgia Tech, and Emory, the conference fostered a collaborative environment for sharing ideas and preparing for the academic job market. Doctoral students presented their work to peers, faculty, and students from nearby institutions, while three standout presentations earned the prestigious "Best Paper Presentation Awards. ➡️ Full coverage: https://lnkd.in/gjDcUvxw #emoryuniversity #emory

“PhD Complete” 10 Valuable Leassons Learnt After completing my masters degree I believed I was invincible. I was ready to take on the world and in doing so I decided to begin my doctoral journey. After registering for my PhD I attended my first cohort and to my surprise the Professors leading the cohort were using vocabulary beyond my ken. I must admit I got humbled very quickly when I realised how little I actually knew. Every time I presented my topic or progress to the research cohort my work was scrutinised to the finest detail and was constantly placed under a microscopic lens. I often walked out of a PhD plenary sessions feeling absolutely defeated and bewildered as to how to move forward. After many years of resilience, dedication, commitment and sheer humbleness my PhD is finally complete. And the key lessons learnt: 1. Be prepared to be humbled because you truly do not know as much as you think you do 2. Take constructive criticism to improve the quality of work even if you have to correct the same content multiple times 3. Be ready to feel defeated because you will feel like you are loosing more then you are winning 4. Remain teachable because new research is conducted all the time 5. Work at your own pace, this is your doctoral journey. This is not a competition or a race and your journey should not be compared to with your peers 6. Celebrate and appreciate the small wins , it keeps you motivated to move on to each phase because the finish line often feels blurry 7. Remember you are human and life happens hence you sometimes need a timeout to deal with inevitable chaos from life itself 8. Be kind to yourself because nobody else will, simply because the people around you may not understand how intense the doctoral journey actually is 9. Set boundaries with families and friends, explain to them that life has changed , that you need space and time to maintain your focus, lastly; 10. Visualise the end product , visualise wearing the red gown and visualise the feeling of the completed thesis between your fingers to manifest your thoughts into reality Dr Raessa Jabar

Don’t miss our webinar on ten key points that prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey, namely: 1. Structuredness of the Programme 2. Research Scoping 3. Mastering the Trio 4. Supportive Network 5. Research Methods 6. Benchmarking Opportunities 7. Progress Measurement 8. The Element of Time 9. Viva Preparation 10. The aftermath of the doctorate During this webinar we’ll engage in discussion around ten guiding points prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey. For you to have a better understanding about what to expect at the webinar we are going to post a teaser for each of the ten key points in the days ahead. Today we introduce: #4 Supportive Network: The research topic and the role of the supervisor and who else is supporting the development. You have an excellent supervisor who’s well published in organisational culture and intelligence.   However, your research increasingly suggests the actual research problem concerns financial resource management. Or in other words, the area of research excellence of your supervisor turned out not to be the area of excellence that your research is going to cover.   The question then is, how to resolve this apparent dilemma?   Moreover, for many doctoral research projects the understanding of what the research problem actual is, is the final outcome of the research. And if the topic is not clear until the very end, what type of support would you then be needing?   It is for exactly those reasons that doctoral programmes need to be prepared to support the student through the entire journey and step by step into developing their research project further and having access to just the right subject expertise, and whatever that expertise might be. That’s it for today and we are looking forward seeing you tomorrow on: #5 Research Methods: Why the research method will lend itself to you, and how related studies are your greatest friend. 🔗 Register Here https://lnkd.in/egE97hVW #PhDLife #DBA #HigherEducation #AcademicJourney #Webinar #Research #DoctorateHub FOLLOW DoctorateHub for more insights on the doctorate research journey!

Don’t miss our webinar on ten key points that prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey, namely: 1. Structuredness of the Programme 2. Research Scoping 3. Mastering the Trio 4. Supportive Network 5. Research Methods 6. Benchmarking Opportunities 7. Progress Measurement 8. The Element of Time 9. Viva Preparation 10. The aftermath of the doctorate During this webinar we’ll engage in discussion around ten guiding points prospective doctoral students should consider prior to embarking on such a journey. For you to have a better understanding about what to expect at the webinar we are going to post a teaser for each of the ten key points in the days ahead. Today we introduce: #10. The aftermaths of the doctorate: What to expect from a reconfigured version of you (and how to handle yourself). This tenth and last question is frequently overlooked. To many it is likely even entirely unknown. What are the aftermaths of the doctorate?   Bear in mind that the doctoral journey is transformational; probably more so than any other journey you undertake. You will think differently, see things differently, will start to naturally work over evidence and logic, will have abilities that most of those around you won’t have, and many other matters that impact professional and private life alike.   Have you ever asked yourself, what do you believe you want to do in the future and how can attaining a doctorate help you to achieve your aspirations? It is such type of questions and more that should be nurtured as part of a healthy discussion on how to react to a changing you and what are the possible next steps once the Viva Voce has been passed. That’s it for today and we are looking forward seeing you tomorrow at the webinar. 🔗 Register here to receive the zoom link: https://lnkd.in/egE97hVW #PhDLife #DBA #HigherEducation #AcademicJourney #Webinar #Research #DoctorateHub FOLLOW DoctorateHub for more insights on the doctorate research journey!

The Ultimate PhD Survival Guide 🎓⚡ It's no secret that pursuing a PhD can be an intense and challenging journey. From managing coursework and research to navigating the inevitable ups and downs, it takes a lot of resilience and determination to make it through.📝 That's why we're excited to share this article, "The PhD Survival Guide" - a comprehensive resource packed with hard-won insights and practical tips to help you thrive during your doctoral studies.✨ Whether you're just starting your PhD or deep in the trenches, this guide is designed to be your go-to companion, empowering you to navigate the challenges and make the most of this transformative experience. 🎓 Head over to the link below to check it out and let us know your thoughts! We're always eager to hear from fellow PhD students and candidates about your own experiences and insights.👇 https://lnkd.in/dNEehmeV #PhDLife #AcademicSupport #GraduateSchool #ResearchLife #academia #researcher #PhDlife #DoctoralJourney #PhDstudent #ResearchGoals #AcademicCommunity #HigherEducation #PhDsuccess #DissertationWriting #PhDadvice #DoctoralDegree

This is our PhD candidate Raditya Ardianwiliandri . He is a lecturer in Indonesia and working on his thesis on business modelling for breakthrough tech innovation. Why is his work relevant? Upscaling technology is one of the cornerstones of human development (truly, the primal “tech upscaling” enabled homo sapiens to thrive, among other things of course). It brings societal wellbeing and at the same time, and more recently, environmental challenges due to increasing e.g. energy and water consumption for breakthrough tech enablement and functioning (think of how cloud computing works). Well, we could say that the current business models don’t work, so how and which do we need to develop to foster e.g. circularity, minimize environmental impact but also include societal wellbeing, or consideration for societal impact of such upscaling in its business proposition. Bart Bossink Marjolein Hoogstraaten #breakthroughtechinnovation group #businessmodels