SummerFest Skills Sessions Questions
To help our Skills Sessions presenters cover items of interest to the community and to help give you an idea of the things covered in each Skills Session we have set up an online open question system. Browse the list of questions below and think of the things you'd like covered. If you have a question you'd like our Skills Sessions presenters to cover in their topics and you can't see anything like it below then ask it here! Collaborating with Industry- What are a few good places to start looking for potential collaborators?
- If my project has an industry partner, who owns the intellectual property?
Enrolling in a PhD- Who should enroll in a PhD?
- Which factors are most important in choosing a supervisor?
- What can I do with a PhD?
- How do I come up with a topic?
- For my PhD, should I stay at the same place as where I did my honours? If I should go somewhere else, how do I find out where to go?
Grant Writing Strategies- How do I find collaborators or mentors who would make good co-investigators on a grant? How do I approach these people?
How to Apply for a Postdoc- How do I get known in a particular field?
- Should I go overseas to do a postdoc?
- Can I expect to dictate the research agenda if I have a postdoc position?
Life as a PhD Student- Will I still have a social life as a postgrad?
- What are the best and worst aspects of doing a PhD?
- Can I expect to do a PhD and work full time at the same time?
- Is it possible to do a PhD working 9 to 5 and not on weekends?
Managing Your Supervisor- Why is this important?
- How do I find a supervisor?
- What's the accepted norm for authorship when you are a PhD student? Should your supervisor automatically get to be an author on anything you write?
Time Management- Why do PhDs take so long?
- How can I overcome procrastination?
Writing Grant Proposals- What's the difference between a grant and a postdoc proposal?
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