6 things i wish someone had told me at the beginning of my phd
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My presentation for new research students based on my own experience at the beginning of my Masters/PhD. >>UPDATED & DOWNLOADABLE 12/5/11TRANSCRIPT
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6 things I wish someone had told me at the beginning of my PhD
Jodie Martin
PhD candidate
Linguistics
Dr – 1 year
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And a few optional extras
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*you have a right to a lockable filing cabinet, but not a giant lockable filing cabinet. Sorry.
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5. You’ll get there
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Don’t let your participants choose their own codenames unless you want to refer to Maverick and co throughout your thesis
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Don’t let your desk become a fire hazard: don’t borrow every book or print every article
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We’re all a little fragile about our research at first (and at last)
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