Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond

It helps PhD students prepare for the road ahead and provides a wealth of handy tips!" Aletta Wubben, Trainer and coach for scientists, The Netherlands . Outstanding!" Lou Bloomfield, Professor of Physics, University of Virginia, USA "Mastering Your PhD is a wonderful book and a pleasure to read. Also, I strongly recommend PhD supervisors to read this book -- they will learn a lot." Henrik Stapelfeldt, Professor of Chemistry, Arhus Denmark "At last, a book about graduate study that paints the big picture and that recognizes PhD work as a real job involving many of the same relationship and business issues that will be important to students throughout their careers. Some book reviews on 1st edition: "A must for any student in natur

She currently works in the Scientific Affairs department of a leading biotechnology company. Prof. He has also worked for McKinsey & Compnany, a Regional Audit Organization, and in the semiconductor industry. Dr. Bart Noordam is Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Amsterdam. Dr. Patricia Gosling has worked in several science-related fields since earning her PhD in Organic Chemistry, including

Filled with practical advice on getting started, communicating with your supervisor, staying the course, and planning for the future, this book is a handy guide for graduate students who need that extra bit of help getting started and making it through. It's never too early - or too late! This second edition contains a variety of new material, including additional chapters on how to communicate better with your supervisor, dealing with difficult people, how to find a mentor, and new chapters on your next career st

Preston said A must for a new /old /confused /frustrated PhD student or anyone considring a PhD as a career. I wanted to read this book since I had problems with my previous lab. This book provides very good advice on how to progress on a PhD program . Some of the advice given here looks common sense and some are learned over time. But it's definitely worthy to know before you make major mistakes in your career. This is an essential orientation for the budding academic !. Sam said general but good. This has quite a bit of general advice. Does not go into great depth, but it manages to still seem useful. I will probably refer to it again over the course of my graduate studies.. Amy said Not that useful. I felt like what helpful information I did get from this book could have just as easily been gleaned from a good talk with a good advisor. Maybe this book is helpful for those who aren't in a position to talk to anyone who's already gotten their PhD, but I don't expect that's a wide audience. Also, it seemed that this book would be more useful to people in scientific fields like chemistry. I am in the education field and found most of the book irrelevant.