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Last week's Thesis Forum on the probation review was a great success. We had a full house to hear Katie Bridger, Megan de Ste Croix and Deirdre O’Sullivan share their advice and experience.   The recording of the forum is now available to watch online: https://connect.le.ac.uk/p1o9d2igwu7/ Katie Bridger (2nd year PhD History) emphasised that there was no need panic, as long as you were prepared. Understand exactly what your department wants from you and plan accordingly. Katie showed us how she structured the repor t, and how to compile the information that went into it.  Megan de Ste Croix ( 3rd Year PhD Genetics) recommended booking your panel early, in case they get too busy. Bring your own copy of the report : i f the panel make useful comments you c an write them next to the relevant section. Focus on the literature review and have a detailed methods section. Deirdre O’Sullivan (Lecturer i n Archaeology) gave us the perspective ...

If you are off-campus or can't make it to our training workshops then have a look at our online training resources:   Literature Search Plan your literature search Conduct your literature search Discover how you can use Scopus, Web of Science & Google Scholar to carry out citation searches and set up citation alerts: Who is citing who? And who is citing you? [Video, 18 minutes] How can we help with your systematic review? [Video, 21 minutes] Reading list of systematic review resources Critical Appraisal - a reading list of critical appraisal resources Keep up to date Make research information come to you References Which reference manager is right for you? Introduction to reference management [Video, 4 minutes] RefWorks (online bibliographic software) Get started with RefWorks [PDF] RefWorks tutorials [Videos] Advanced RefWorks [PDF] EndNote (desktop bibliographic software) Get started with EndNote [PDF] EndNote tutorials [Videos] ...

The next Thesis Forum - Passing the Probation Review will be streamed live as a webinar on Tuesday 17 November, 14:00 to 16:00 GMT. This will allow you to see and hear the speakers, and follow the questions. There will be a chat box that will be monitored by a member of staff. You can use the chat box to ask questions to the speakers.   *WEBINAR INSTRUCTIONS* The webinar will use Adobe Connect. You will not need any specific software, however, you will need speakers or a headset to hear the webinar, and you can participate in discussion by typed chat. Adobe Connect works fine on Windows and Macs, and any browser. Use with a Linux computer may be possible, but is not recommended due to uncertain results. For best results, follow these steps: 1)      Make sure any required equipment is physically plugged into your computer first, then launch your browser and go to: https://connect.le.ac.uk/thesisforum17nov/ 2) Select Enter as Guest, type yo...

If you missed the free ' How to survive your PhD ' course being run by Doctor Inger Mewburn ( thesiswhisperer ) and colleagues via ANU, then you can now watch their recorded live chat sessions via YouTube . The course looked at the emotions, and emotional journey, that accompanies doing a PhD. It included modules and chats on topics like confidence, impostor syndrome, fear, curiosity, loneliness, confusion and love. For example. How to Survive your PhD - Live chat on Loneliness : We previously posted a round-up of tips from the first week of #survivephd15 and thoughts from the chat on impostor syndrome . Plus, tips from Leicester PhD students and supervisors on surviving and getting the most out of the first year of your PhD . Don't forget that whether you're on-campus or in another country then you can hear about the experiences of other Leicester PhD students and chat to them online during the Thesis Forum .