1. My PhD Journey
Manal Atesh

2. My journey's highlights…
Educational & working experience background.
Why doing a PhD?
Expectations before & After.
Challenges.
Relationship with my supervisor.
Now in the middle of the road.
Dos & Don'ts.

3. Educational & working experience background.
Bachelor of engineering in Electrical & Electronics (Merits).
Master degree in Personal Mobile & Satellite Communications.
Worked for Kuwait Fire Service Directorate.

4. Why doing a PhD? Stuck in the middle. Scholarship opportunity.
Lacking skills.
Be a better me.
I love Britain!!
Why not?!!

5. Expectations before & After starting the PhD
No social life.
Reading 10/7.
Working on weekends.
Finish in 4 years.
I wouldn't be able to teach.
Difficult transition from engineering to multidisciplinary focus.
Publications … maybe
After:
No working Weekends.
Reading ( between 3-5 Hs).
I will finish in 3 years.
1 paper Published .
Teaching in process.

6. Challenges Health. Skills (English, presenting, and multitasking).
Financial.
Emotional.
Shifting from engineering focus to multidisciplinary focus.

7. Relationship with supervisor.
Critical friend.
Trust.
Open & Honest.
Support.

8. PhD responsibilities Self management. Set, agree, and review your
objectives.
Record and analyse results
& findings.
Show records, future plan during
meetings.
Consider supervisor`s feedback.
Build & maintain relationships with supervisors, fellow researchers, and others.

9. Remember! Take right courses to complement research.
Silly mistakes part of learning process.
Research will evolve; don’t be afraid to change.
Leave time for (non-PhD) fun.
Avoid negativity.
Work from office.
PhD isn`t isolation!.
‘love’ theory .
Supervisors are very busy!

10. Thank U

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