Tara Brabazon podcast

In this special session Tara talks with Nat, Tiff, Ben and Andrew.  Nat and Andrew have completed their PhDs.  Tiff and Ben are under examination.  But what would these remarkable students - ex-students - recommend to PhD students just starting their journey?: This is big.  Be inspired.

Tara talks with Annie Nguyen about her remarkable research.  Blue is a strange colour.  Common in the digital world and rare in the analogue age, blue punctuates cliches and expressions.  Yet blue is rare.  And the rarest of blues is Dayflower.  Annie discusses this odd pigment and how it can offer a fascinating test case in moving art between analogue and digital realms.

Tara talks with Megan Prideaux, the Office of Graduate Research's magnificent industry, engagement and pathways officer. They explore the nature of 'industry engagement'.  What is it?  Why does it matter to PhD students?

Tara talks with Sue Charlton.  Sue's career created momentum for a remarkable PhD, questioning the configuration of regional health.  In this podcast, Sue explores paediatric physiotherapy and the deep and profound social injustices in regional locations.

Tara talks with Ros Wong about money.  And women.  And financial planning.  But Ros and Tara also probe the impact of the Global Financial Crisis on women.  They summon a theory to understand women's behaviour:  claustropolitanism.

Tara introduces the deficit model of teaching and learning, alongside its impact on doctoral supervision.

Once the thesis is submitted, students fret, sweat and stress.  Many supervisors do the same.  But how can the 2-3 months of examination be used productively and well?

In this professional development session for supervisors, Tara explores the challenging few weeks before the submission to examiners.  How do we stop those weeks becoming months, while controlling the emotion and stress of students and supervisors? Tara presents one solution:  10 drafts to submission.  

To enable a student to finish a PhD - and certainly finish in the minimum time - requires a sharp, precise and considered beginning to the programme.  As part of her STEPS Professional Development Programme for PhD supervisors, Tara introduces the 'Setup document,' the foundation for her first meeting and, indeed, the first year of a candidature. The link to the setup document is here:  https://www.academia.edu/35713046/Tara_Brabazon_PhD_setup_document.pdf and here:  https://www.scribd.com/document/370035847/Tara-Brabazon-PhD-Setup-Document   

PhD milestones can be tough for the student.  They should be rigorous, precise and clarifying.  They should not be brutalizing, cruel and confusing.  This flipped training session for PhD supervisors probes the type of questions that can be asked of students and the scenarios to avoid.   What is a productive suite of questions for students and their development?