Episode One - Preparing for a PhD

Jamie and Tara explore the vexed terrain of professional relationships during the PhD

Jamie and Tara talk about writing in a PhD programme, with attention to the 'craft' of writing and the separation of writing and drafting.

Jamie and Tara explore the specific reading cultures that emerge in doctoral education.

In this first episode of The Dance between Experience and Expertise, Tara and Jamie discuss how to prepare fro a PhD enrolment.

There is much talk about aspirations, inspirations and motivations.  But how do we cut away the clutter to build a meaningful and actionable goal?  This podcast with Professor Priscilla Dunk-West explores the power and value of specifying a goal that matters.

This conversation with Professor Priscilla Dunk-West explores the messy and intricate challenges of mobility in academic life.

Tara and Priscilla talk about care.  In our tough times, caring seems the least of our concerns.  But following on from the remarkable Professor Waghid, a caring infrastructure is transformative for our organizations.

Burnout is one of those words.  It masks as much as it reveals.  Let's talk about it - as a proxy and a bandaid.

Ethics clearances in research are time consuming.  They can be frustrating.  But why do research projects have ethical requirements?  Tara and Priscilla talk about ethics - and the alternatives.

Priscilla and Tara talk about research leadership, and how to enable a plurality of disciplines and approaches, and a diversity of researchers.