In this second part of our season finale, we talk to Dr Alan Gibbs, Anne’s PhD supervisor, about supervisor meetings do’s and don’ts, communication outside of supervisor meetings, conferences and publications, how to deal with a strained supervisor relationship, submission and viva preparations, and what the relationship between supervisor and PhD student can look like after the project is finished.

Find out more about Alan Gibbs here: http://publish.ucc.ie/researchprofiles/A014/agibbs

This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or write an email to [email protected].If you like our content, support PhD Pending by subscribing to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/phdpendingpod, or heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page for a once-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Jingle by Scott Holmes ("Our Big Adventure," licensed CC BY-NC 4, available at scottholmesmusic.com, free for use, copy and redistribute in any medium or format, under Creative Commons).

In this first part of our season finale, we talk to Dr Alan Gibbs, Anne’s PhD supervisor, about things to look out for when choosing a supervisor, what supervisors look for in a supervisee, how to go about approaching a potential supervisor and what to look out for when writing your PhD proposal.

Find out more about Alan Gibbs here: http://publish.ucc.ie/researchprofiles/A014/agibbs

This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or write an email to [email protected].If you like our content, support PhD Pending by subscribing to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/phdpendingpod, or heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page for a once-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Jingle by Scott Holmes ("Our Big Adventure," licensed CC BY-NC 4, available at scottholmesmusic.com, free for use, copy and redistribute in any medium or format, under Creative Commons).

In this episode, Anne sits down with former co-host Éadaoin Regan to chat about Éadaoin’s medical journey to becoming diagnosed with the chronic illness PCOS, and how this has affected her postgraduate studies. We talk about the impact of her symptoms on her day-to-day research, the financial fallout of the medical care she required, and how the PhD worked as an escape to keep her sane during the most gruelling parts of her ongoing struggle with chronic illness. Please note   that every chronic illness and medical experience is different. We do not offer any medical advice in this episode. If you experience any medical issue, please speak to a medical professional.

Find Éadaoin’s Instagram here: @eadaoinnireagain

Find Éadaoin’s Twitter here: @ERegan91

This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or write an email to [email protected].If you like our content, support PhD Pending by subscribing to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/phdpendingpod, or heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page for a once-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Jingle by Scott Holmes ("Our Big Adventure," licensed CC BY-NC 4, available at scottholmesmusic.com, free for use, copy and redistribute in any medium or format, under Creative Commons).

In this episode, Anne sits down with listener Virginie Gagné to talk about the ins and outs of the Canadian PhD system. How does it work in a bilingual country? How do you apply? What do you need to watch out for? How does teaching and admin work? We answer all those questions and many more!

Find Virginie’s Instagram here: @virginiegagne

Find Virginie’s LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginie-gagn%C3%A9-8a00ab7a/

This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or write an email to [email protected] you like our content, support PhD Pending by subscribing to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/phdpendingpod, or heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page for a once-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Jingle by Scott Holmes ("Our Big Adventure," licensed CC BY-NC 4, available at www.scottholmesmusic.com, free for use, copy and redistribute in any medium or format, under Creative Commons).

In this episode, Anne sits down with PhD Pending regular Luciana Lilley to talk about how she started a thriving business while also writing her PhD thesis. Luciana shares tips on how to get your business idea off the ground, and we do a deep dive on what transferrable skills specifically humanities PhDs have that help you become a successful entrepreneur.

This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or write an email to [email protected] you like our content, support PhD Pending by subscribing to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/phdpendingpod, or heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page for a once-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Jingle by Scott Holmes ("Our Big Adventure," licensed CC BY-NC 4, available at www.scottholmesmusic.com, free for use, copy and redistribute in any medium or format, under Creative Commons).

In this episode, Anne sits down with her best friend Katherine Mansfield-Solanki to talk about how they both finished their PhDs in three instead of four years. We talk about the reasons why we decided to shorten our degrees, what our day-to-day research routines looked like, how we ensured our work-life-balance, and get candid about what we missed out on by finishing in three quarters of the time.

Find Katherine’s Instagram here: @unbrokenspines

This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or write an email to [email protected] you like our content, support PhD Pending by subscribing to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/phdpendingpod, or heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page for a once-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Jingle by Scott Holmes ("Our Big Adventure," licensed CC BY-NC 4, available at www.scottholmesmusic.com, free for use, copy and redistribute in any medium or format, under Creative Commons).

In our second part of the Humanities Meets a Science PhD episode, Martin and I continue our conversation and talk about imposter syndrome in the sciences, teaching, and vivas.

Find Martin’s ResearchGate page here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Kordts

This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or write an email to [email protected] you like our content, support PhD Pending by subscribing to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/phdpendingpod, or heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page for a once-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Jingle by Scott Holmes ("Our Big Adventure," licensed CC BY-NC 4, available at www.scottholmesmusic.com, free for use, copy and redistribute in any medium or format, under Creative Commons).

In a PhD Pending first, we welcome a science PhD on the show! In this big compare and contrast, my guest Dr Martin Kordts and I talk about funding and how to apply for a science PhD, what a typical lab day looks like, how conferences and publications work in the sciences.

Find Martin’s ResearchGate page here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin-Kordts

Find Martin's band Sir Gerry here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zYPhKYX4qYgylalCvZyAW?si=v4fQEoCdQyGZ2qh3lCZ-YA

This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or write an email to [email protected] you like our content, support PhD Pending by subscribing to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/phdpendingpod, or heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page for a once-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Jingle by Scott Holmes ("Our Big Adventure," licensed CC BY-NC 4, available at www.scottholmesmusic.com, free for use, copy and redistribute in any medium or format, under Creative Commons).

Get ready for season 7 of PhD Pending, starting 14th December 2022, and for our PhD Pending Patreon subscribers with early access to new episodes on 9th December 2022!

This  episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in  contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or write an email to [email protected]. If you like our content, support PhD Pending by subscribing to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/phdpendingpod, or heading to our Buy Me A Coffee  page for a once-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Jingle by Scott Holmes ("Our  Big Adventure," licensed CC BY-NC 4, available at  www.scottholmesmusic.com, free for use, copy and redistribute in any medium or format, under Creative Commons).

In our season finale, we sit down with Ailbhe McDaid (University College Cork), Louise Benson-James (Ghent University), and Jay Shelat (UNC Greensboro) to discuss everything postdoc! How do postdocs work? Do we need one to get a job in academia? Are there international standards? What does the day-to-day of a postdoc look like? And what about the application process? Join us as we decode the ins and outs of postdoc programmes as a potential next step after the PhD.

Find Ailbhe's Twitter here: @McDaid_Ailbhe

Find Louise's Twitter here: @loubreejames

Find Jay's Twitter here: @jshelat1

This episode of PhD Pending was written and produced by Anne Mahler. Get in contact with PhD Pending on Twitter and Instagram @phdpendingpod or write an email to [email protected] you like our content, support PhD Pending by subscribing to our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/phdpendingpod, or heading to our Buy Me A Coffee page for a once-off donation: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phdpendingpod. Jingle by Scott Holmes ("Our Big Adventure," licensed CC BY-NC 4, available at www.scottholmesmusic.com, free for use, copy and redistribute in any medium or format, under Creative Commons).