1st Edition
Unlock Your PhD Potential A Practical and Inclusive Guide to Securing, Navigating, and Excelling in Your Doctoral Journey
Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2: Finding the key to the door: your way in. Chapter 3: In the thick of it: managing your work and time. Chapter 4: Choosing and managing your supervisor. Chapter 5: Thriving during your PhD: managing your well-being. Chapter 6: Minoritised students: dealing with systemic barriers and making use of EDI initiatives. Chapter 7: International students: additional pointers. Chapter 8: Your path to post-PhD success. Chapter 9 : Parting words
Biography
Hanna Zagefka is Dean of the Faculty of Science at Royal Holloway, University of London, and former Head of its outstanding Department of Psychology with its vibrant PhD community. With over 20 years of experience supervising students from a wide range of backgrounds – including first-generation, women, ethnic minority, LGBTQ+, and international students from Africa, Asia, and the Americas – she brings rare, first-hand insight into PhD life. A social psychologist specialising in identity, discrimination, and human relationships, Prof. Zagefka combines academic leadership, supervisory experience, and psychological expertise to offer practical, empowering advice that enables students to thrive in their PhD journey.
