Done is better than perfect. Action towards completion

Done is better than perfect. Action towards completion

This open session for doctoral candidates aims to identify key actions and task that need completion before the end of the year

By Sinead Hewson, Unconventional Doctorates

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Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:00 - 09:00 PDT

Location

Online

Agenda

Welcome and introductions

Dr. Sinéad Hewson

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Open forum

Open Q&A session, starting a doctorate and the importance of embracing doctoral completion triggers to succeed. The session uses the getting started tips from the book as a framework for the discuss...

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Our purpose is to tackle low completion rates among doctoral candidates, particularly those from underrepresented groups, who are self-funded or not working in education. You are welcome to join the ...

About this event

Where do I start? Overwhelm and completion

Join Sinéad Hewson, author of The Mature Student's Guide to Completing a Doctorate, on Friday, October 31, at 15:00:00 GMT / 16:00 (CET). In the session, we will use doctoral completion triggers to identify the actions and tasks that need to be taken before the end of the year.

Frequently asked questions

Who are Unconventional Doctorates?

Unconventional Doctorates (part of Unconventional Innovators) is a Dutch start-up whose purpose is to tackle low completion rates among doctoral candidates, particularly those from underrepresented groups, self-funded, or not working in education.

Why are you organising these sessions?

We are planning a series of sessions throughout the year on doctoral participation and completion issues. We want to establish a community of Unconventional Doctorates consisting of candidates operating outside and inside academia and their advocates.

Do I pay a fee?

Joining the community is free. As the platform matures, users can access free and premium content, peer groups and on-demand services.

The Mature Student's Guide to Completing a Doctorate - Book

The sessions are based on interview insights and themes contained in s Sinead Hewson's book 'The Mature Student's Guide to Completing a Doctorate' (Routledge 2024) https://www.routledge.com/The-Mature-Students-Guide-to-Completing-a-Doctorate/Hewson/p/book/9781032538006#

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Sinead Hewson, Unconventional Doctorates

A series of events are planned throughout 2025 designed to support those who are thinking about a doctorate, in the middle of the process to work out what to do next. Themes include:

  1. Pros and cons of completing a doctorate
  2. The case for investing in your future
  3. Doctoral framework - what is expected of me?
  4. Completion triggers
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