Tara Brabazon podcast

Sometimes something remarkable is captured from a live seminar.  This session - composed of completed and soon-to-be completed PhD students - explores the final three months before submission.  What happens with family and friends, health and sleep, motivation and commitment?  In this incredibly honest conversation, Tara talks with Jen, Ros, Tiffany and Ruby to understand the experience of a student in the final stages of a doctorate.

PhD students share their growth and challenges during the mid-candidature phase. Discover how one student tackles data analysis and finds direction. Dive into the importance of methodology and epistemology, uncovering how they interconnect to shape strong arguments. Common struggles like boredom and self-doubt are addressed, with practical tips to boost motivation and manage time effectively. This discussion provides invaluable support for navigating the often tumultuous journey of doctoral studies.

The lack of communication and shared vision results in profound challenges in doctoral supervision.  Therefore Tara asked PhD students what they believe are the characteristics of a great supervisor.

Tara addresses the specific context of mid-career academics and doctoral supervision.

As part of this Steps programme, Tara talks about how to build PhD supervisions when an early career researcher.

This special event features the leadership team of Emerald Publishing, from Yorkshire in the UK, talking about the future of academic publishing.  The PhD students from Flinders University ask provocative questions at the conclusion of the presentation.

Tara Brabazon discusses the worries, fears, and successes of PhD students. The podcast explores challenges like balancing publication pressure, personal life, and networking, time management strategies, confirmation of candidature, importance of publications, and transitioning from a student to a researcher.

Tara talks with Monica Lawrence about indigenous health.  What creates social injustice?  How can we create social change?

Tara's Step training session focuses on a minor part of the supervisory journey:  the supervisory declaration at the point the thesis is about to be released to examiners.  What is necessary as part of 'compliance' in the declaration, and what enables a transparent, reflexive and accountable examination process?

Explore the evolution of internet connectivity, reinventing academic supervision in online environments, addressing diversity and mental health challenges in doctoral programs, and the efficiency of digital tools in supervision. Discover the impact of digitization on doctoral research in the social sciences.