Meet the author: The Mature Student's Guide to completing a Doctorate

Meet the author: The Mature Student's Guide to completing a Doctorate

Join us for a Q&A session with Sinéad Hewson on her new book The Mature Student's Guide to Completing a Doctorate published by Routledge

By Sinead Hewson, Unconventional Doctorates

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Sat, 4 May 2024 01:00 - 02:00 PDT

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Agenda

Welcome and introductions

Dr. Sinéad Hewson

Midyan Ulbaki

Q & A

Open Q&A on the book and the doctoral experience

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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 ...

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Meet the author

Join us for an Q&A session to discuss Sinéad Hewson's book The Mature Student's Guide to completing a Doctorate on Saturday, May 04, 2024, at 09:00:00 GMT / 10:00 (Central European Standard Time). This event is specifically designed for mature students and anyone who is curious about the doctoral progess and whether the doctoral path is for you.


Engage in lively discussions, connect with peers, and find out how writing this book, and the PhD experience of a mature student resulted in the establishment of Unconventional Doctorates and its community.

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Who are Unconventional Doctorates?

Unconventional Doctorates 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 issues relating to doctoral participation and completion. We want to establish a community of Unconventional Doctorates of candidates operating outside and inside academia.

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.

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Sinead Hewson, Unconventional Doctorates

A series of events are planned throughout 2024 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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