This book offers a candid and unflinching account of the Ph D experience in a sector marked by precarity, insecurity and intense competition. Throughout the volume, current and former Ph D students reflect on their varied journeys, addressing challenges such as balancing study with family life, navigating ethical dilemmas and managing mental health.
The collection brings together a diverse range of voices from the Ph D community, sharing personal thoughts, lived experiences and ‘in-the-moment’ accounts of life as a doctoral candidate within the context of higher education.
By demystifying the Ph D journey and offering valuable insights, this book serves as essential reading for both Ph D students and their supervisors.
Tabella dei contenuti
Foreword – Sarah Pemberton
Introduction – Sarah Jones, Mikahil Azad, Liam Miles & Adam Lynes
1. Re-Entering Academia: The Unexpected Journey – Sarah Jones
2. Entering the Fray: The Hyper-Competitive Ph D Environment – Alexander Black
3. Conceptualising a Ph D Topic: Navigating My Way Through Academia – Mikahil Azad
4. New Horizons: Moving Countries To Start the Ph D – Eliska Suchomel Duskova
5. From Home to the Unknown: Applying for Postgraduate Study in the UK From the Global South – Manikandan Soundararajan
Editor Reflections on Part 1
6. Navigating the Depths of Grief: A Journey Through Grief While Pursuing a Ph D – Rio Waldock
7. Double Duty: Undertaking Ph D Research Whilst Being a Full-Time Lecturer – Charlotte Rigby
8. Balancing Act: Balancing Family Life With the Ph D – Suzanne Baggs
9. Managing the Mind and Ph D ’Ing – Abigail Shaw
Editors Reflections on Part 2
10. Safety in Cultures of Precarity: Complex Trauma and the Value of “Trauma-Informed” Ph D Supervision – Lisa Edge
11. Working for Nothing: The Exploitation of Post-Graduate Students – Kyla Bavin
12. How Close is Too Close? Ethical Tensions and Reflections in the Breddon Centre - Kavya Padmanabhan
13. Methodology Unravelled: Safely Crossing the Research Minefield – Liam Miles
Editor Reflections on Part 3
14. ‘Light at the End of the Tunnel:’ The Viva and Beyond – Nick Gibbs
15. The Whispers of Doubt: Ten Years After the Ph D and Pervasive Imposter Syndrome – Adam Lynes
16. Fifteen Years Later, at the Moral Crossroads: Retaining Purpose and Direction in the Face of Academic Capitalism – Daniel Briggs
17. Mentoring Moments: A Collaborative Reflection on Supervision – Chelsea Braithwaite, Owen Hodgkinson, and James Treadwell
Editor Reflections on Part 4
Conclusion – Sarah Jones, Mikahil Azad, Liam Miles, Adam Lynes
Circa l’autore
Adam Lynes is an Associate Professor in social sciences at Birmingham City University.
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