UL Doctoral College webinar - “Secrets to Becoming a Successful Doctoral Researcher”

Описание: Join the UL Doctoral College webinar “Secrets to Becoming a Successful PhD Researcher” to gain practical ideas for thriving from day one to submission, including choosing the right topic and supervisor, mastering the literature, building a publication plan, and communicating a strong thesis narrative that resonates with examiners and audiences within and beyond academia.

What to expect

Guidance on topic selection, supervisor alignment, and setting clear meeting and feedback rhythms so research momentum never stalls, with templates for agendas, follow-ups, and realistic expectations that strengthen the supervisory relationship.

Ideas for daily writing, goal-setting, and time management that treat the PhD like a job, helping maintain progress and persistence through inevitable challenges in the research journey.

Suggestions for how to “master the literature,” stay current on methods, and convert reading into publishable writing, including how to sketch a multi-paper plan during the PhD and discuss publication pathways with examiners.

Advice on networking for conferences: when to go, whom to approach, and how to prepare targeted questions to build relationships, co-author opportunities, and a visible scholarly voice.

Guidance on funding opportunities, how to seek constructive feedback, and why a resubmission is often the easiest successful application to write.

Career-focused development: identify priority skills for post-PhD roles, align activities with a personal development plan, and articulate an academic or industry-facing trajectory with clarity.

Communication essentials: research is a rhetorical craft—learn to frame a persuasive narrative and to disseminate work widely to specialist and non-specialist audiences for impact and recognition.