Navigate your PhD

What can you expect?
• Rights and obligation: Learn about the key rights and obligations that come with being a doctoral candidate, including academic expectations, administrative processes, and institutional policies.
• The Doctoral Experience: Gain insights into what the doctoral journey entails, from supervision dynamics to balancing academic and personal life.
• Support: Discover where to turn for help if you encounter challenges during your studies, whether academic, administrative, or personal.
• Networking: Connect with fellow doctoral candidates, share experiences, and start building your academic and social network.
Embarking on a doctoral program can be both exciting and challenging. This event will provide you with essential information to help you navigate your doctoral journey. 
 

Programme
9.00-9.15       Welcome by the Vice-Rector for Research

9.15-10.15     The Doctoral Experience (Gerald Lind, Research Careers Campus)

Time for coffee

10.45-11.45    How to hack your PhD (World Café Session)
                          What would I have liked to know beforehand? (Thomas Zenkl, Department of Sociology)
                          From the first ideas into a finished thesis (Doris Pany, Writing Center) 
                          The Big 3: teaching, publishing, conferencing (Gerald Lind, Research Careers Campus)
                          Self-Care & Conflict Competence: Keys to a sustainable PhD (Tea Pavkov-Keller, Department of Molecular Biosciences)

11.45-12.00    Wrap-up: Questions and Answers
12.00-12.30    Time for Lunch
 

Registration: rrc(at)uni-graz.at

We look forward to welcoming you!