This PhD Life
This PhD Life is a one-day symposium held twice every year (in October and January) and consists of a series of short talks from current PGRs and ECRs. Speakers share their experiences and top tips relating to the PhD experience, interspersed with panel Q and A sessions throughout the day.
The event is open to all PGRs but is focussed towards those who have recently started their PhD journey.
Follow the hashtag on social media #ThisUofGPhDLife during the event for updates.
Recordings from our previous symposia are available below, and on our Researcher Development Training Resources Moodle.
This PhD Life October 2022
For more information check back in Autumn 2022.
The call for papers will open in late summer ahead of the October 2022 conference. Check this webpage and the UofG PGRs Twitter for updates.
Call for Papers (January 2022)
What insider knowledge do you wish someone had told you at the start of your PhD? How to make the most of conferences? How to navigate your literature review? What it’s like to teach for the first time? How to deal with changes in your project? How to have a happy relationship with your supervisor?
We'd like to invite current doctoral and early career researchers to share their experiences with our new first years at This PhD Life, now in it's second year! This would be a great opportunity to reflect on how far you’ve come, to try out presenting online, and to make a real difference to the experience of new PhD students.
We’re looking for talks of around 10-15 minutes. We want to know what worked, what didn’t work, what you learned, and how that can benefit new researchers. We also welcome alternative formats, such as slideshows, digital posters, short videos, or infographics. For example, you might talk about:
|
How to manage your workload |
How to manage your supervisor |
How to be a good lab partner |
|
Balancing research and employment |
What it’s like to be a GTA |
How to manage working from home |
|
Dealing with unexpected changes to the direction of your research |
What it’s like to do a PhD part-time |
Being an international PGR |
|
Adapting methodology to changing situations |
What does a PhD actually look like? |
Rediscovering the library as a researcher |
|
Becoming a writer |
How to have an academic online presence |
Coming up with a chapter plan |
|
Managing your wellbeing |
Experiences in fieldwork |
Managing a self-funded PhD |
|
A practice-based PGR experience |
Balancing a PhD with caring responsibilities |
Making research connections |
