

Tara Brabazon podcast
Tara Brabazon
Tara Brabazon explores popular culture and education, and the relationship between them.
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Apr 25, 2019 • 15min
What makes a great supervisor? The student perspective
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.

Apr 22, 2019 • 9min
Steps - Mid-career researchers and PhD supervision
Tara addresses the specific context of mid-career academics and doctoral supervision.

Apr 22, 2019 • 9min
STEPS - Early Career Researchers and the PhD
As part of this Steps programme, Tara talks about how to build PhD supervisions when an early career researcher.

Apr 17, 2019 • 1h 3min
Punk Publishing - Emerald and the future of academic publishing
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.

Apr 4, 2019 • 1h 4min
Finding your doctoral path
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.

Mar 15, 2019 • 25min
Remote health - indigenous knowledge
Tara talks with Monica Lawrence about indigenous health. What creates social injustice? How can we create social change?

Mar 14, 2019 • 17min
Steps - Supervisory Declaration
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?

Feb 20, 2019 • 45min
4D - The revisioning of the doctor of philosophy
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.

Jan 28, 2019 • 19min
Science is a global endeavour - the Physics PhD
Tara talks with Professor Jamie Quinton about Physics and the PhD. Why complete a PhD in physics or nanotechnology? They discuss the global trends in science PhDs and the specificity and benefits of the Australian doctorate in these disciplines.

Jan 14, 2019 • 24min
Steps Cotutelle
Tara talks with Megan Prideaux, Partner Engagement and Pathways Officer at Flinders University. They discuss cotutelles, a special, distinctive international doctoral mode. What is a cotutelle? What are its benefits and challenges?


