1. Before you start your PhD, get to know your potential supervisor. Check your supervisor’s academic profile to be sure that you both have common research interests. See their publication record, research methods they use, conferences they attend etc. Most likely you will end up publishing in the same journals, attending same conferences and using same methods. I was luckily
Continue reading 10 terrible thoughts you will have during your PhD .. and why you will be fine anyway By Stine Øyna Last week our department welcomed a total of 19 new PhD students into our program in International Business. As a third-year candidate I was asked to give a talk about PhD life, and ideally offer some advice on how to
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After having completed a PhD degree myself, and having supervised, co-supervised and examined a number of PhD students over the years, I would like to offer some humble advice and pointers to those aspiring to pursue a PhD degree themselves. I find that many Malaysians misunderstood the purpose of getting a PhD degree and the commitments and sacrifices that it
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