PhD Survival Guide

As a companion to my ‘Interested in a NT PhD?’ page, I thought I would also do a how-to guide for PhD studies in NT. Now, instead of reinventing the wheel, I figured that many of the posts I have already done are quite relevant. So, below you will find links to many of my blog posts, but here they will be organized in a more useful way. NKG

The PHD Process

As you begin your PhD, you may feel lost (like I did). See some of my process-oriented posts.

IF I COULD HAVE GONE BACK…

I GOT INTO A PHD PROGRAM IN THE UK, NOW WHAT???

CHOOSING A RESEARCH TOPIC

Life as a Researcher

SOME ADVICE FROM A WISE SCHOLAR

MORE RESEARCH ADVICE FROM A TENURED SCHOLAR

Writing Skills

WHEN TO QUOTE

Viva.

VIVA TIPS

Developing Academic Skills

Paper presentations. I significant element of being a research student is learning how to get a paper accepted to present at a conference and also to present it in a clear and appealing way. See my posts below

PRESENTING AN ACADEMIC PAPER (VIS-A-VIS SBL)

WHAT I LEARNED FROM READING MY FIRST PAPER AT A CONFERENCE

THOUGHTS ON PRESENTING A SCHOLARLY PAPER

Book Reviews. I love writing book reviews because it keeps me up to speed on a number of areas and, frankly, I love free books! See some of my posts on the hows and whys.

GETTING STARTED IN BOOK REVIEWS

WRITING A BOOK REVIEW

READING CRITICALLY

REFLECTIONS ON SOME BOOK REVIEWS I HAVE DONE

WRITING BOOK REVIEWS ON COMMENTARIES

Publishing Articles.

PUBLISHING ARTICLES: A CAVEAT

Networking and Scholarly Interaction.

ACADEMIC ETIQUETTE AND EMAIL

General Resources and Helps

COMMON LATIN WORDS AND ABBREVIATIONS

GERMAN AND FRENCH ONLINE HELPS

SCHOLARS WHO HAVE INFLUENCED ME MOST

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