My PhD Experience: Katie Pybus White Rose Doctoral Training Centre Induction Day 2016
Introduction Hello and welcome! My background and route to PhD ESRC Health and Wellbeing Pathway My PhD title: Attitudes towards mental illness and experiences of stigma from a socioeconomic perspective University of York Health Sciences Department
What has the last year been like? Modules and Research Training Health Sciences Department: Epidemiology; Global Public Health; Qualitative Health Research; Systematic Reviews, Health and Social Behaviour Research Excellence Training Team: Using Endnote, Creating your Thesis using Word, Postgraduates Who Teach (PGWT) External Training: White Rose DTC Training Courses (research methodologies, data management), Canterbury University (ArcGIS training) Conferences Lots of Reading! Writing chapters, preliminary data analysis, research proposal
What I have learnt so far Motivation Take regular breaks Explore your ideas Get involved Wider career development
Motivation
Take Regular Breaks Source: http://phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1759
Explore Your Ideas
Get Involved! Be proactive and take opportunities
Wider Career Development White Rose DTC training courses National Centre for Research Methods UK and overseas opportunities Conferences and networking Teaching Collaboration
Thank you and enjoy the rest of your day! Katie Pybus: kjp518@york.ac.uk