Everyone needs some mentoring.
This webpage collects mentoring resources for PhD students and academics.
Feel free to email me useful links.
This webpage collects mentoring resources for PhD students and academics.
Feel free to email me useful links.
For PhD Students
PhD school is distinct from the college since it equips students not only in-depth knowledge of a subject but also a full set of skills to discover new knowledge and tackle challenges.
- How to get a PhD? : A comprehensive book that addresses what a PhD is and how to get it.
- Dr. Liu Research Tips: A series of videos on basic research skills: literature review, scientific writing, presentation, etc.
- Advice from JW Baker: Prof. Baker at Stanford has a similar web page to advise graduate students.
- Blogs of Matt Might: Tens of articles on almost every aspect of graduate study.
- 20 things I wish I'd known when I started my PhD
- How to search/track literature? : My own advice for new graduate students.
- Doing a PhD: a nice graph summarizing several aspects of a PhD.
- PhD comics: Some fun.
For Academics
Useful info for academics at all levels.
- Career Column @ Nature: Insightful articles for people pursuing an academic career.
- National Institute for Faculty Equity: Articles on academic career development for minorities but useful for all.
- The Academic Life: An active podcast introducing all aspects of academia, led by three female professors.
- Academic writing with Cathy Mazak: Cathy's blog includes hundreds of articles on academic writing and career advice. She has a Youtube channel as well.
- Blogs of Matt Might: Matt has blogs for faculty members as well.
- Mapping Your Academic Career: A book that charts different stages of an academic from pre-tenure to post-retirement.
For Wellbeing
- Three keys of being productive: Productivity does not mean to work for long hours. This blog introduces the keys on how to be more productive. Some practical techniques to enhance productivity can be found in Eat That Frog.
- How to stop procrastination? This long article explains the origin and cures of procrastination. There are also other articles explaining the biological or psycological origin of procrastination. In brief, procrastination is one's impulsive response to stress and fear.
- Get stressed? It is very common. This article offers you eight techniques to control your stress level.
- MindTools: This web introduces a lot of skills on time management, stress management, leadership, career advice, etc.