Overview
Is packed with highly valuable insights for doing or considering a Ph.D., especially in natural sciences
Features a now essential guide to remote learning, virtual meetings and conferences, and online collaboration
Covers everything from choosing the right programme to navigating group dynamics and publishing scientific papers
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- Managing Graduate School
- Graduate Student Guide
- Organizing PhD Work
- Guide for PhD Students
- Planning a PhD Thesis
- Social Networking for Graduate Students
- Wikipedia for Department
- Virtual Scientific Conferences
- Remote Research Collaboration
- How to Write a Scientific Paper
- How to Get Research Funding
- Peer Review Process
- First-Year Evaluation
- Career Outside Academia
- Non-Academic Career Opportunities
- Should I Stay PhD
About this book
This bestselling book guides PhD students through their graduate years and beyond. Filled with practical advice on getting started, communicating with your supervisor, staying the course, and planning for the future, this book is an indispensable guide for graduate students who need that extra bit of help getting started and making it through.
Who should read this book? Any student currently in, or curious about, a PhD programme, be it in the physical and life sciences, engineering, computer science, math, medicine, or the humanities — this book tackles the obstacles and hurdles that almost all PhD students face during their doctoral training. Whether you’re at the very beginning of your research, close to the end, or just feeling frustrated and stuck at any point in between…it’s never too early — or too late — to focus on your success!
This third edition contains a variety of new material, including additional chapters and advice on how to make the most of remote learning, collaboration, and communication tools, as well as updated material on your next career step once you have your coveted doctoral degree in hand. Some of the material in the third edition appeared as part of a monthly column on the ScienceCareers website.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dr. Patricia Gosling has worked in several science-related fields since earning her PhD in organic chemistry, including medical publishing and medical communications. After many years as a medical writer in the Clinical Sciences and Regulatory departments in the Pharma and Biotech industry, she currently works as a freelance science editor.
Prof. Dr. Bart Noordam has supervised close to 10 PhD students in experimental physics. He is currently Senior Vice President Strategy at ASML in the Netherlands, manufacturing complex machines for the production of computer chips. He has also worked as the Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam, McKinsey & Company, and as chair of a regional audit organization.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mastering Your PhD
Book Subtitle: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond
Authors: Patricia Gosling, Bart Noordam
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11417-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-11416-8Published: 29 November 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-11417-5Published: 28 November 2022
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XII, 197
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Science, multidisciplinary, Engineering, general, Life Sciences, general, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary, Mathematics, general, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology