Get ready for the summer: Proactively plan time off & manage doctoral tasks

Get ready for the summer: Proactively plan time off & manage doctoral tasks

Join us for a planning session with Sinéad Hewson to prioritise your doctoral tasks while enjoying all the summer has to offer!

By Sinead Hewson, Unconventional Doctorates

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Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:00 - 08:00 PDT

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Online

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Welcome and introductions

Dr. Sinéad Hewson

Get ready for the summer

Summer is the time to take a break as well as catch up on outstanding items in your doctoral programme. This session focuses on ways participants can proactively manage their responsibilities AND tak...

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About this event

Get ready for the summer!

Join us for a planning session with Sinéad Hewson, author of The Mature Student's Guide to completing a Doctorate on Friday, June 27, at 15:00:00 GMT / 16:00 (Central European Standard Time). This event is specifically designed for mature students in the middle of their studies and anyone who is thinking about starting a doctoral programme.


In this session you will plan activities around the summer break, family, work and vacations so that you can recharge your batteries, catch up on tasks and embrace the next stage of your doctoral journey.

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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