A PhD is a major undertaking yet many never sit down and develop a plan for how they are going to fit it all in.  This generally leads to missing deadlines, running overtime, regular crises and lots of stress. If you want to finish on time and enjoy the process along the way, then it is important to have a good plan. Many people find that they have way too much to fit into three years once they sit down and plan out their PhD. We think it is better to find this out at the start than half way through.

You need very specific skills and tools that you can use to plan your PhD.  This workshop will introduce you to the PhD Planning Toolkit.

You will learn how to:

• create your big picture thesis plan
• unpack your thesis into logical parts
• estimate times and schedule tasks
• keep on track as you implement your plan
• plan your writing
• identify risks and deal with setbacks

Who is the workshop for?

PhD students at any stage of their candidature but better suited to those in the early stages.

Venue

Kelburn campus - Murphy 220

Presenter

The workshop presenter, Dr Maria Gardiner, of ThinkWell Australia, is a leading coach, psychologist and researcher who has worked with many of Australia's medical and academic leaders over the last 15 years. She specialises in the psychology of high performance and works with leading research groups at universities around Australia and New Zealand.