UWE Bristol

The Effective Researcher: the middle years

Dr Helen Frisby Researcher Development Manager Helen.Frisby@uwe.ac.uk +44 117 32 83848

 Reflect Strategies for success Action planning

 euphoria fear excitement uncertainty freedom imposter syndrome

 end of the tunnel had enough disillusionment coming together horizon scanning whats next?

Climbing the doctoral mountain

Riding the doctoral rollercoaster

Unravelling at the edges?!

 2nd year slump cant see the wood for the trees need to progress impatient

Strategies for

Read in an organised way

Write early, write often

develop a writing habit #shutupandwrite writing as part of the research process?

Define standards
doctoral descriptors peer review critical evaluation

Defend your work

not right or wrong rigour in your discipline justifying your opinion

Motivation & time to do things

Whats your motivation? Can you do the hard things?

Focus and ambition

Action planning

 Reflect Strategies for success Action planning

Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude Zig Ziglar