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Becoming a PI: agency, persistence and some luck!
Lynn McAlpine, Gill Turner, Sharon Saunders, Natacha WilsonThis paper aims to examine the experience of gaining research independence by becoming a principal investigator (PI) – an aspiration for many post-PhD researchers about whom…
Supervisor wellbeing and identity: challenges and strategies
Gina Wisker, Gillian RobinsonThis research aims to explore the professional identity of supervisors and their perceptions of stress in doctoral learning supervision. The research determines ways of developing…
Factors associated with novice graduate student researchers’ engagement with primary literature
Sarah M. Urquhart, Michelle A. Maher, David F. Feldon, Joanna GilmoreUsing the threshold concepts framework, this paper aims to explore how differences in the ability to meaningfully apply relevant literature to one’s research are reflected in…
Evaluating undergraduate research conferences as vehicles for novice researcher development
Pauline Kneale, Andrew Edwards-Jones, Helen Walkington, Jennifer HillThis paper aims to focus on the undergraduate research conference as its sphere of study and investigate the impact of significance of participation and socialisation in such…
Faculty–student coauthorship as a means to enhance STEM graduate students’ research skills
David F. Feldon, Kathan D. Shukla, Michelle Anne MaherThis study aims to examine the contribution of faculty–student coauthorship to the development of graduate students’ research skills in the sciences, technology, engineering and…
It takes a village to raise an ECR: Organisational strategies for building successful academic research careers
Lynette Browning, Kirrilly Thompson, Drew DawsonThe purpose of this paper is to describe organisational strategies that support early career researchers in building a successful track record which can lead to a successful…
Strategies for developing a writing community for doctoral students
Kathryn Roulston, Deborah Teitelbaum, Bo Chang, Ronald ButchartThe purpose of this paper is to present considerations for developing a writing community for doctoral students.