Getting the Most Out of Your Doctorate

Mollie Dollinger is a higher education researcher at La Trobe University, Australia. She received her PhD from The University of Melbourne's Centre for the Study of Higher Education in 2018. Her research interests include student-staff co-creation in higher education, doctoral education and training, and the student experience.

• Foreword by Dr. Margaret Kiley  Part I. Preparation Chapter 1. Selecting a supervisor; Ms. Samantha Marangell, Dr. Lilia Mantai, Dr. Mollie Dollinger Chapter 2. Setting and adjusting expectations of supervision; Dr. Dely Elliot, Rui He and Dangeni  Chapter 3. When the supervisor isn’t enough; Dr. Jessica M. McKeown and Dr. Andi M. Strackeljahn Part II. Mediating Chapter 4. Navigating co-supervision; Min Zou, Delin Kong Chapter 5. The power of an effective network; Associate Professor Kerry Bissaker, Sue Kupke, Divya Dawadi, Kamal Pokhrel, Vanessa Alexander, Jo Shearer, Helen Stephenson, Lesley Henderson & Dr. Ali Nawab  Chapter 6. Developing networks near and far; Dr Jenna Mittelmeier, Prof Divya Jindal-Snape, Prof Bart Rienties, Dr Kate Yue Zhang, Ms Yakun Chen Part III. Understanding your place Chapter 7. Aligning yourself to internationalisation; Dr. Uwe Brandenburg Chapter 8. How to navigate the PhD journey to prepare for an extraordinary future; Professor Shelley Kinash and Ms. Madelaine-Marie Judd Chapter 9. Guidance for the Modern PhD Candidate; Dr. Mollie Dollinger

This book is gold: it captures so much of what I’ve learnt as a doctoral researcher (and wish I’d known!), and then again as a supervisor. Highly recommended for PhD students, whether contemplating the voyage, or well en route. Equally, supervisors should read this as a reminder of the real person in their care, and the opportunities they can open up, or inadvertently close down.